What color is #8A637A?

#8A637A 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 #8A637A?

The RGB value is 138, 99, 122: 138 red, 99 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A637A?

The complementary color is #638A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A637A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A637A color

#8A637A rgb(138, 99, 122)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8A637A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 38.8% green and 47.8% blue (138, 99, 122).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 16% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 12% 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 5.06:1).

#8A637A color codes

HEX	`#8A637A`
RGB	`rgb(138, 99, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 38.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 16%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.62, 19.61, -6.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.62, 20.7, 341.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.456, 15.733, 20.473)`
Decimal	`9069434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A637A, 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 #8A637A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A637A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #8A637A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a637a; }
.text { color: #8a637a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a637a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 99 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a637a, #8a6367); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A637A?: #8A637A 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 #8A637A?: The RGB value is 138, 99, 122: 138 red, 99 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A637A?: The complementary color is #638A73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A637A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.