What color is #8E657A?

#8E657A 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 #8E657A?

The RGB value is 142, 101, 122: 142 red, 101 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E657A?

The complementary color is #658E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E657A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E657A color

#8E657A rgb(142, 101, 122)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8E657A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 39.6% green and 47.8% blue (142, 101, 122).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#8E657A color codes

HEX	`#8E657A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 101, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 39.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.58, 19.95, -5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.58, 20.61, 345.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.322, 16.464, 20.569)`
Decimal	`9332090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E657A, 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 #8E657A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E657A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #8E657A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e657a; }
.text { color: #8e657a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e657a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 101 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e657a, #8e6566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8E657A?: #8E657A 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 #8E657A?: The RGB value is 142, 101, 122: 142 red, 101 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E657A?: The complementary color is #658E79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E657A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.