What color is #8A6873?

#8A6873 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A6873?

The RGB value is 138, 104, 115: 138 red, 104 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6873?

The complementary color is #688A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6873?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6873 color

#8A6873 rgb(138, 104, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8A6873 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 40.8% green and 45.1% blue (138, 104, 115).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#8A6873 color codes

HEX	`#8A6873`
RGB	`rgb(138, 104, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 40.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.68, 15.43, -0.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.68, 15.45, 356.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.526, 16.542, 18.433)`
Decimal	`9070707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6873, 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 #8A6873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #8A6873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6873; }
.text { color: #8a6873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 104 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6873, #8a6e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8A6873?: #8A6873 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A6873?: The RGB value is 138, 104, 115: 138 red, 104 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6873?: The complementary color is #688A7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6873?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.