What color is #8A5368?

#8A5368 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A5368?

The RGB value is 138, 83, 104: 138 red, 83 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A5368?

The complementary color is #538A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A5368?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A5368 color

#8A5368 rgb(138, 83, 104)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8A5368 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 32.5% green and 40.8% blue (138, 83, 104).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 25% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 25% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#8A5368 color codes

HEX	`#8A5368`
RGB	`rgb(138, 83, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 32.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 25%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 40%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 25%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.14, 25.9, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.14, 26, 354.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.074, 12.59, 14.678)`
Decimal	`9065320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A5368, 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 #8A5368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A5368 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	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 #8A5368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a5368; }
.text { color: #8a5368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a5368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 83 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a5368, #8a5a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #8A5368?: #8A5368 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A5368?: The RGB value is 138, 83, 104: 138 red, 83 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A5368?: The complementary color is #538A75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A5368?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.