What color is #8A6072?

#8A6072 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A6072?

The RGB value is 138, 96, 114: 138 red, 96 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6072?

The complementary color is #608A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6072?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6072 color

#8A6072 rgb(138, 96, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8A6072 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 37.6% green and 44.7% blue (138, 96, 114).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#8A6072 color codes

HEX	`#8A6072`
RGB	`rgb(138, 96, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 37.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.61, 19.96, -3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.61, 20.23, 350.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.701, 14.985, 17.876)`
Decimal	`9068658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6072, 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 #8A6072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #8A6072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6072; }
.text { color: #8a6072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 96 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6072, #8a6360); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8A6072?: #8A6072 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A6072?: The RGB value is 138, 96, 114: 138 red, 96 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6072?: The complementary color is #608A78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6072?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.