What color is #8A6179?

#8A6179 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 #8A6179?

The RGB value is 138, 97, 121: 138 red, 97 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6179?

The complementary color is #618A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6179?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6179 color

#8A6179 rgb(138, 97, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8A6179 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 38% green and 47.5% blue (138, 97, 121).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#8A6179 color codes

HEX	`#8A6179`
RGB	`rgb(138, 97, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 38%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.09, 20.61, -6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.09, 21.7, 341.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.207, 15.334, 20.086)`
Decimal	`9068921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6179, 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 #8A6179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #8A6179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6179; }
.text { color: #8a6179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 97 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6179, #8a6164); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A6179?: #8A6179 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 #8A6179?: The RGB value is 138, 97, 121: 138 red, 97 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6179?: The complementary color is #618A72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6179?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.