What color is #8E6F78?

#8E6F78 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E6F78?

The RGB value is 142, 111, 120: 142 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6F78?

The complementary color is #6F8E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6F78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6F78 color

#8E6F78 rgb(142, 111, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8E6F78 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 43.5% green and 47.1% blue (142, 111, 120).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#8E6F78 color codes

HEX	`#8E6F78`
RGB	`rgb(142, 111, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 43.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.07, 13.75, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.07, 13.75, 358.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.23, 18.476, 20.266)`
Decimal	`9334648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6F78, 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 #8E6F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E6F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #8E6F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6f78; }
.text { color: #8e6f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 111 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6f78, #8e766f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8E6F78?: #8E6F78 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E6F78?: The RGB value is 142, 111, 120: 142 red, 111 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6F78?: The complementary color is #6F8E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6F78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.