What color is #8E546C?

#8E546C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E546C?

The RGB value is 142, 84, 108: 142 red, 84 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E546C?

The complementary color is #548E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E546C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E546C color

#8E546C rgb(142, 84, 108)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8E546C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 32.9% green and 42.4% blue (142, 84, 108).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#8E546C color codes

HEX	`#8E546C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 84, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 32.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 41%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.03, 27.47, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.03, 27.68, 352.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.033, 13.175, 15.83)`
Decimal	`9327724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E546C, 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 #8E546C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E546C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #8E546C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e546c; }
.text { color: #8e546c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e546c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 84 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e546c, #8e5954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #8E546C?: #8E546C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E546C?: The RGB value is 142, 84, 108: 142 red, 84 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E546C?: The complementary color is #548E76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E546C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.