What color is #8D6C83?

#8D6C83 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6C83?

The RGB value is 141, 108, 131: 141 red, 108 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6C83?

The complementary color is #6C8D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6C83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6C83 color

#8D6C83 rgb(141, 108, 131)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8D6C83 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 42.4% green and 51.4% blue (141, 108, 131).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 7% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#8D6C83 color codes

HEX	`#8D6C83`
RGB	`rgb(141, 108, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 42.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, 17.12, -7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 18.74, 336.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.444, 18.027, 23.871)`
Decimal	`9268355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6C83, 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 #8D6C83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6C83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #8D6C83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6c83; }
.text { color: #8d6c83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6c83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 108 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6c83, #8d6c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8D6C83?: #8D6C83 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6C83?: The RGB value is 141, 108, 131: 141 red, 108 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6C83?: The complementary color is #6C8D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6C83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.