What color is #8E6C7D?

#8E6C7D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E6C7D?

The RGB value is 142, 108, 125: 142 red, 108 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6C7D?

The complementary color is #6C8E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6C7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6C7D color

#8E6C7D rgb(142, 108, 125)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8E6C7D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 42.4% green and 49% blue (142, 108, 125).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 12% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#8E6C7D color codes

HEX	`#8E6C7D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 108, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 42.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 12%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.44, 16.39, -4.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.44, 16.91, 345.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.219, 17.957, 21.799)`
Decimal	`9333885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6C7D, 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 #8E6C7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E6C7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #8E6C7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6c7d; }
.text { color: #8e6c7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6c7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 108 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6c7d, #8e6c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8E6C7D?: #8E6C7D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E6C7D?: The RGB value is 142, 108, 125: 142 red, 108 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6C7D?: The complementary color is #6C8E7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6C7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.