What color is #8D6575?

#8D6575 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6575?

The RGB value is 141, 101, 117: 141 red, 101 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6575?

The complementary color is #658D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6575?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6575 color

#8D6575 rgb(141, 101, 117)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8D6575 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 39.6% green and 45.9% blue (141, 101, 117).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 17% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#8D6575 color codes

HEX	`#8D6575`
RGB	`rgb(141, 101, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 39.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 17%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.31, 18.7, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.31, 18.87, 352.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.849, 16.255, 18.971)`
Decimal	`9266549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6575, 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 #8D6575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #8D6575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6575; }
.text { color: #8d6575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 101 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6575, #8d6965); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8D6575?: #8D6575 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6575?: The RGB value is 141, 101, 117: 141 red, 101 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6575?: The complementary color is #658D7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6575?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.