What color is #8B6C7E?

#8B6C7E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B6C7E?

The RGB value is 139, 108, 126: 139 red, 108 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6C7E?

The complementary color is #6C8B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6C7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6C7E color

#8B6C7E rgb(139, 108, 126)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B6C7E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 42.4% green and 49.4% blue (139, 108, 126).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% 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 4.62:1).

#8B6C7E color codes

HEX	`#8B6C7E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 108, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 42.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.16, 15.43, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.16, 16.29, 341.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.776, 17.721, 22.113)`
Decimal	`9137278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6C7E, 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 #8B6C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #8B6C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6c7e; }
.text { color: #8b6c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 108 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6c7e, #8b6c6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8B6C7E?: #8B6C7E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B6C7E?: The RGB value is 139, 108, 126: 139 red, 108 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6C7E?: The complementary color is #6C8B79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6C7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.