What color is #8A667F?

#8A667F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A667F?

The RGB value is 138, 102, 127: 138 red, 102 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A667F?

The complementary color is #668A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A667F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A667F color

#8A667F rgb(138, 102, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8A667F is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 40% green and 49.8% blue (138, 102, 127).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 8% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#8A667F color codes

HEX	`#8A667F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 102, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 40%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 8%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.55, 18.78, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.55, 20.5, 336.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.063, 16.439, 22.243)`
Decimal	`9070207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A667F, 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 #8A667F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A667F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #8A667F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a667f; }
.text { color: #8a667f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a667f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 102 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a667f, #8a666d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8A667F?: #8A667F is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A667F?: The RGB value is 138, 102, 127: 138 red, 102 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A667F?: The complementary color is #668A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A667F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.