What color is #8C687F?

#8C687F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C687F?

The RGB value is 140, 104, 127: 140 red, 104 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C687F?

The complementary color is #688C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C687F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C687F color

#8C687F rgb(140, 104, 127)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8C687F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 40.8% green and 49.8% blue (140, 104, 127).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#8C687F color codes

HEX	`#8C687F`
RGB	`rgb(140, 104, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 40.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.27, 18.35, -7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.27, 19.68, 338.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.596, 17.009, 22.325)`
Decimal	`9201791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C687F, 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 #8C687F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C687F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #8C687F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c687f; }
.text { color: #8c687f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c687f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 104 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c687f, #8c686d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8C687F?: #8C687F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C687F?: The RGB value is 140, 104, 127: 140 red, 104 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C687F?: The complementary color is #688C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C687F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.