What color is #8C4A5C?

#8C4A5C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C4A5C?

The RGB value is 140, 74, 92: 140 red, 74 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C4A5C?

The complementary color is #4A8C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C4A5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C4A5C color

#8C4A5C rgb(140, 74, 92)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8C4A5C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 29% green and 36.1% blue (140, 74, 92).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 31% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 34% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#8C4A5C color codes

HEX	`#8C4A5C`
RGB	`rgb(140, 74, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 29%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 31%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 47%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 34%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.99, 30.02, 2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.99, 30.09, 3.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.196, 11.247, 11.494)`
Decimal	`9194076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C4A5C, 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 #8C4A5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C4A5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #8C4A5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c4a5c; }
.text { color: #8c4a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c4a5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 74 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c4a5c, #8c594a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #8C4A5C?: #8C4A5C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C4A5C?: The RGB value is 140, 74, 92: 140 red, 74 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C4A5C?: The complementary color is #4A8C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C4A5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.