What color is #8F7789?

#8F7789 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7789?

The RGB value is 143, 119, 137: 143 red, 119 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7789?

The complementary color is #778F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7789?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7789 color

#8F7789 rgb(143, 119, 137)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F7789 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 46.7% green and 53.7% blue (143, 119, 137).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 4% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#8F7789 color codes

HEX	`#8F7789`
RGB	`rgb(143, 119, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 46.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 4%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.77, 12.59, -6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.77, 14.07, 333.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.439, 20.84, 26.502)`
Decimal	`9402249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7789, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8F7789	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7789 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8F7789 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7789; }
.text { color: #8f7789; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7789; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 119 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7789, #8f777d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #8F7789?: #8F7789 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7789?: The RGB value is 143, 119, 137: 143 red, 119 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7789?: The complementary color is #778F7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7789?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.