What color is #8B6D76?

#8B6D76 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B6D76?

The RGB value is 139, 109, 118: 139 red, 109 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6D76?

The complementary color is #6D8B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6D76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6D76 color

#8B6D76 rgb(139, 109, 118)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B6D76 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 42.7% green and 46.3% blue (139, 109, 118).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 15% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#8B6D76 color codes

HEX	`#8B6D76`
RGB	`rgb(139, 109, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 42.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 15%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.17, 13.4, -0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.17, 13.41, 358.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.386, 17.735, 19.538)`
Decimal	`9137526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6D76, 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 #8B6D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #8B6D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6d76; }
.text { color: #8b6d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 109 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6d76, #8b736d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8B6D76?: #8B6D76 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B6D76?: The RGB value is 139, 109, 118: 139 red, 109 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6D76?: The complementary color is #6D8B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6D76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.