What color is #8C6876?

#8C6876 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C6876?

The RGB value is 140, 104, 118: 140 red, 104 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C6876?

The complementary color is #688C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C6876?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C6876 color

#8C6876 rgb(140, 104, 118)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8C6876 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 40.8% green and 46.3% blue (140, 104, 118).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 16% 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 4.82:1).

#8C6876 color codes

HEX	`#8C6876`
RGB	`rgb(140, 104, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 40.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.99, 16.73, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.99, 16.87, 352.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.036, 16.785, 19.373)`
Decimal	`9201782`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C6876, 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 #8C6876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C6876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #8C6876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c6876; }
.text { color: #8c6876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c6876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 104 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c6876, #8c6c68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8C6876?: #8C6876 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C6876?: The RGB value is 140, 104, 118: 140 red, 104 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C6876?: The complementary color is #688C7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C6876?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.