What color is #8E466D?

#8E466D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E466D?

The RGB value is 142, 70, 109: 142 red, 70 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E466D?

The complementary color is #468E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E466D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E466D color

#8E466D rgb(142, 70, 109)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8E466D is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 27.5% green and 42.7% blue (142, 70, 109).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 34% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 23% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#8E466D color codes

HEX	`#8E466D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 70, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 27.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 34%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 51%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 23%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.98, 35.41, -8.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.98, 36.43, 346.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.106, 11.237, 15.786)`
Decimal	`9324141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E466D, 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 #8E466D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E466D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #8E466D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e466d; }
.text { color: #8e466d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e466d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 70 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e466d, #8e4649); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8E466D?: #8E466D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E466D?: The RGB value is 142, 70, 109: 142 red, 70 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E466D?: The complementary color is #468E67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E466D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.