What color is #8D6471?

#8D6471 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6471?

The RGB value is 141, 100, 113: 141 red, 100 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6471?

The complementary color is #648D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6471 color

#8D6471 rgb(141, 100, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8D6471 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 39.2% green and 44.3% blue (141, 100, 113).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 20% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#8D6471 color codes

HEX	`#8D6471`
RGB	`rgb(141, 100, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 39.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 20%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.94, 18.61, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.94, 18.62, 357.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.522, 15.97, 17.727)`
Decimal	`9266289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6471, 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 #8D6471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #8D6471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6471; }
.text { color: #8d6471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 100 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6471, #8d6c64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8D6471?: #8D6471 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6471?: The RGB value is 141, 100, 113: 141 red, 100 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6471?: The complementary color is #648D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.