What color is #8B656F?

#8B656F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B656F?

The RGB value is 139, 101, 111: 139 red, 101 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B656F?

The complementary color is #658B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B656F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B656F color

#8B656F rgb(139, 101, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B656F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 39.6% green and 43.5% blue (139, 101, 111).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 20% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#8B656F color codes

HEX	`#8B656F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 101, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 39.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 20%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.9, 16.91, 0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.9, 16.91, 1.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.171, 15.945, 17.156)`
Decimal	`9135471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B656F, 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 #8B656F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B656F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #8B656F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b656f; }
.text { color: #8b656f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b656f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 101 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b656f, #8b6e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8B656F?: #8B656F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B656F?: The RGB value is 139, 101, 111: 139 red, 101 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B656F?: The complementary color is #658B81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B656F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.