What color is #8E6771?

#8E6771 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E6771?

The RGB value is 142, 103, 113: 142 red, 103 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6771?

The complementary color is #678E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6771?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6771 color

#8E6771 rgb(142, 103, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8E6771 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 40.4% green and 44.3% blue (142, 103, 113).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#8E6771 color codes

HEX	`#8E6771`
RGB	`rgb(142, 103, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 40.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.81, 17.25, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.81, 17.26, 1.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.986, 16.644, 17.832)`
Decimal	`9332593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6771, 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 #8E6771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E6771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #8E6771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6771; }
.text { color: #8e6771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 103 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6771, #8e7167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8E6771?: #8E6771 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E6771?: The RGB value is 142, 103, 113: 142 red, 103 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6771?: The complementary color is #678E84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6771?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.