What color is #8E696F?

#8E696F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E696F?

The RGB value is 142, 105, 111: 142 red, 105 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E696F?

The complementary color is #698E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E696F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E696F color

#8E696F rgb(142, 105, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #8E696F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 41.2% green and 43.5% blue (142, 105, 111).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 5.6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#8E696F color codes

HEX	`#8E696F`
RGB	`rgb(142, 105, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 41.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.26, 15.75, 2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.26, 15.94, 8.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.076, 17.003, 17.313)`
Decimal	`9333103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E696F, 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 #8E696F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E696F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #8E696F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e696f; }
.text { color: #8e696f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e696f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 105 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e696f, #8e7669); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8E696F?: #8E696F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E696F?: The RGB value is 142, 105, 111: 142 red, 105 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E696F?: The complementary color is #698E88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E696F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.