What color is #8A546A?

#8A546A 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 #8A546A?

The RGB value is 138, 84, 106: 138 red, 84 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A546A?

The complementary color is #548A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A546A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A546A color

#8A546A rgb(138, 84, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8A546A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 32.9% green and 41.6% blue (138, 84, 106).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 23% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#8A546A color codes

HEX	`#8A546A`
RGB	`rgb(138, 84, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 32.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 39%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 23%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.44, 25.64, -3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.44, 25.82, 353.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.253, 12.786, 15.245)`
Decimal	`9065578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A546A, 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 #8A546A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A546A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #8A546A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a546a; }
.text { color: #8a546a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a546a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 84 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a546a, #8a5954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #8A546A?: #8A546A 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 #8A546A?: The RGB value is 138, 84, 106: 138 red, 84 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A546A?: The complementary color is #548A74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A546A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.