What color is #8D6275?

#8D6275 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 #8D6275?

The RGB value is 141, 98, 117: 141 red, 98 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6275?

The complementary color is #628D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6275?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6275 color

#8D6275 rgb(141, 98, 117)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8D6275 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 38.4% green and 45.9% blue (141, 98, 117).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 17% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#8D6275 color codes

HEX	`#8D6275`
RGB	`rgb(141, 98, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 38.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 17%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.56, 20.46, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.56, 20.78, 349.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.563, 15.683, 18.876)`
Decimal	`9265781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6275, 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 #8D6275	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6275 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #8D6275 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6275; }
.text { color: #8d6275; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6275; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 98 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6275, #8d6562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8D6275?: #8D6275 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 #8D6275?: The RGB value is 141, 98, 117: 141 red, 98 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6275?: The complementary color is #628D7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6275?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.