What color is #8D6D77?

#8D6D77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6D77?

The RGB value is 141, 109, 119: 141 red, 109 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6D77?

The complementary color is #6D8D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6D77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6D77 color

#8D6D77 rgb(141, 109, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8D6D77 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 42.7% green and 46.7% blue (141, 109, 119).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8D6D77 color codes

HEX	`#8D6D77`
RGB	`rgb(141, 109, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 42.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.41, 14.36, -0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.41, 14.37, 357.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.783, 17.933, 19.868)`
Decimal	`9268599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6D77, 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 #8D6D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #8D6D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6d77; }
.text { color: #8d6d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 109 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6d77, #8d736d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8D6D77?: #8D6D77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6D77?: The RGB value is 141, 109, 119: 141 red, 109 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6D77?: The complementary color is #6D8D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6D77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.