What color is #8C4A5F?

#8C4A5F 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 #8C4A5F?

The RGB value is 140, 74, 95: 140 red, 74 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C4A5F?

The complementary color is #4A8C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C4A5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C4A5F color

#8C4A5F rgb(140, 74, 95)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8C4A5F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 29% green and 37.3% blue (140, 74, 95).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 31% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 32% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#8C4A5F color codes

HEX	`#8C4A5F`
RGB	`rgb(140, 74, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 29%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 31%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 47%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 32%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.08, 30.44, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.08, 30.44, 0.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.33, 11.301, 12.198)`
Decimal	`9194079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C4A5F, 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 #8C4A5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C4A5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #8C4A5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c4a5f; }
.text { color: #8c4a5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c4a5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 74 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c4a5f, #8c564a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #8C4A5F?: #8C4A5F 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 #8C4A5F?: The RGB value is 140, 74, 95: 140 red, 74 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C4A5F?: The complementary color is #4A8C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C4A5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.