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#8F6178 Color

#8F6178 is rgb(143, 97, 120) in RGB, hsl(330, 19%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 16%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mauve Taupe (#915F6D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.94. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F6178
HEX#8F6178
RGBrgb(143, 97, 120)
HSLhsl(330, 19%, 47%)
HSVhsv(330, 32%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 16%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.067 348.1)
LABlab(46.74% 21.90 -5.02)
LCHlch(46.74% 22.47 347.09)

What #8F6178 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8F6178, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mauve Taupe#915F6DΔE 5.94Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 9.01Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 9.71Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 10.65Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 11.26Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 11.77

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#8F6178 Channel Values

How #8F6178 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 143 · G 97 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 330° · S 19% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 330° · S 32% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 16% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.06:1 vs white · 4.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F6178 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #8F6178 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #8F6178

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F6178; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#8F6178
Complementary
#618F78
Analogous
#8F618F
Analogous
#8F6161
Triadic
#788F61
Triadic
#61788F
Split comp.
#618F61
Split comp.
#618F8F

Tints & Shades of #8F6178

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A0738A
#B18C9E
#BFA1B0
#CDB6C2
#DCCBD4
#ECE4E8

Shades

#7C5569
#6A4859
#583C4A
#432D38
#312129
#1E151A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #8F6178.

How #8F6178 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8F6178
Protanopia#6B6B78
Protanomaly#7B6778
Deuteranopia#737377
Deuteranomaly#7F6C77
Tritanopia#8D6464
Tritanomaly#8E636D
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #8F6178 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8f6178: #8F6178;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F6178;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f6178': '#8F6178' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.380, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_8f6178">#8F6178</color>
SVG fillfill="#8F6178"

More Pink Colors

#8F6178 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#8F6178 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F6178?

#8F6178 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(143, 97, 120) in RGB and hsl(330, 19%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mauve Taupe (#915F6D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.94.

What is the RGB value of #8F6178?

#8F6178 is rgb(143, 97, 120) — red 143, green 97, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F6178?

#8F6178 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 16%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F6178 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8F6178 scores 5.06:1 against white and 4.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F6178 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F6178 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 21.29, which is visibly different.

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