What color is #8A6E76?

#8A6E76 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A6E76?

The RGB value is 138, 110, 118: 138 red, 110 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6E76?

The complementary color is #6E8A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6E76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6E76 color

#8A6E76 rgb(138, 110, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A6E76 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 43.1% green and 46.3% blue (138, 110, 118).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 14% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#8A6E76 color codes

HEX	`#8A6E76`
RGB	`rgb(138, 110, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 43.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 14%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.33, 12.42, -0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.33, 12.43, 358.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.327, 17.864, 19.566)`
Decimal	`9072246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6E76, 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 #8A6E76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6E76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	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 #8A6E76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6e76; }
.text { color: #8a6e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6e76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 110 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6e76, #8a746e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8A6E76?: #8A6E76 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A6E76?: The RGB value is 138, 110, 118: 138 red, 110 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6E76?: The complementary color is #6E8A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6E76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.