What color is #8D6C81?

#8D6C81 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 #8D6C81?

The RGB value is 141, 108, 129: 141 red, 108 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6C81?

The complementary color is #6C8D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6C81 color

#8D6C81 rgb(141, 108, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8D6C81 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 42.4% green and 50.6% blue (141, 108, 129).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#8D6C81 color codes

HEX	`#8D6C81`
RGB	`rgb(141, 108, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 42.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.46, 16.75, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.46, 17.97, 338.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.309, 17.973, 23.164)`
Decimal	`9268353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6C81, 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 #8D6C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #8D6C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6c81; }
.text { color: #8d6c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 108 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6c81, #8d6c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8D6C81?: #8D6C81 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 #8D6C81?: The RGB value is 141, 108, 129: 141 red, 108 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6C81?: The complementary color is #6C8D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.