What color is #8A617C?

#8A617C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A617C?

The RGB value is 138, 97, 124: 138 red, 97 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A617C?

The complementary color is #618A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A617C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A617C color

#8A617C rgb(138, 97, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8A617C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 38% green and 48.6% blue (138, 97, 124).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#8A617C color codes

HEX	`#8A617C`
RGB	`rgb(138, 97, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 38%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 10%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.19, 21.16, -8.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.19, 22.78, 338.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.394, 15.409, 21.07)`
Decimal	`9068924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A617C, 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 #8A617C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A617C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #8A617C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a617c; }
.text { color: #8a617c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a617c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 97 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a617c, #8a6167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A617C?: #8A617C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A617C?: The RGB value is 138, 97, 124: 138 red, 97 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A617C?: The complementary color is #618A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A617C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.