What color is #8A697C?

#8A697C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A697C?

The RGB value is 138, 105, 124: 138 red, 105 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A697C?

The complementary color is #698A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A697C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A697C color

#8A697C rgb(138, 105, 124)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8A697C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 41.2% green and 48.6% blue (138, 105, 124).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#8A697C color codes

HEX	`#8A697C`
RGB	`rgb(138, 105, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 41.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 10%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.21, 16.45, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.21, 17.33, 341.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.171, 16.962, 21.329)`
Decimal	`9070972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A697C, 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 #8A697C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A697C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #8A697C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a697c; }
.text { color: #8a697c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a697c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 105 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a697c, #8a696b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8A697C?: #8A697C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A697C?: The RGB value is 138, 105, 124: 138 red, 105 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A697C?: The complementary color is #698A77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A697C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.