What color is #8B6D79?

#8B6D79 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B6D79?

The RGB value is 139, 109, 121: 139 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6D79?

The complementary color is #6D8B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6D79 color

#8B6D79 rgb(139, 109, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8B6D79 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 42.7% green and 47.5% blue (139, 109, 121).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% 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 4.6:1).

#8B6D79 color codes

HEX	`#8B6D79`
RGB	`rgb(139, 109, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 42.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.26, 13.93, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.26, 14.09, 351.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.567, 17.807, 20.492)`
Decimal	`9137529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6D79, 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 #8B6D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #8B6D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6d79; }
.text { color: #8b6d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 109 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6d79, #8b706d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8B6D79?: #8B6D79 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B6D79?: The RGB value is 139, 109, 121: 139 red, 109 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6D79?: The complementary color is #6D8B7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.