What color is #8E6D84?

#8E6D84 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E6D84?

The RGB value is 142, 109, 132: 142 red, 109 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6D84?

The complementary color is #6D8E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6D84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6D84 color

#8E6D84 rgb(142, 109, 132)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8E6D84 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 42.7% green and 51.8% blue (142, 109, 132).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#8E6D84 color codes

HEX	`#8E6D84`
RGB	`rgb(142, 109, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 42.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.92, 17.1, -7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.92, 18.72, 336.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.789, 18.355, 24.273)`
Decimal	`9334148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6D84, 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 #8E6D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E6D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #8E6D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6d84; }
.text { color: #8e6d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 109 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6d84, #8e6d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8E6D84?: #8E6D84 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E6D84?: The RGB value is 142, 109, 132: 142 red, 109 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6D84?: The complementary color is #6D8E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6D84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.