Information about #8F556C color

#8F556C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8F556C falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(143, 85, 108) — 56.1% red, 33.3% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 23 / 14 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#8F556C is a mildly saturated rose that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Cannon Pink (#8E5164). Slightly further away sit Mauve Taupe (#915F6D) and Vin Rouge (#955264).

In RGB terms — rgb(143, 85, 108) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. #8F556C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#8F556C color variations

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#8F556C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8F556C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cannon Pink color link
Cannon Pink

#8E5164

Mauve Taupe color link
Mauve Taupe

#915F6D

Vin Rouge color link
Vin Rouge

#955264

Sugar Plum color link
Sugar Plum

#914E75

Renaissance color link
Renaissance

#885A64

Dark Mauve color link
Dark Mauve

#874C62

Rose Taupe color link
Rose Taupe

#905D5D

Dusky Purple color link
Dusky Purple

#895B7B

Arabella color link
Arabella

#85636E

Impulse color link
Impulse

#894961

Rose Dust color link
Rose Dust

#9E5E6F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8F556C
  • RGB143, 85, 108
  • CMYK0, 23, 14, 44
  • CSSrgb(143, 85, 108)
  • HSL336°, 25%, 45%
  • HSL Precise336.207°, 25.439%, 44.706%
  • HSV336°, 41%, 56%
  • HSB336°, 41%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.561, 0.333, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.561, 0.333, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.561, 0.333, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID8F556C
  • DECIMAL ID9393516
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01