What color is #8E7280?

#8E7280 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7280?

The RGB value is 142, 114, 128: 142 red, 114 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7280?

The complementary color is #728E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7280 color

#8E7280 rgb(142, 114, 128)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8E7280 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 44.7% green and 50.2% blue (142, 114, 128).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#8E7280 color codes

HEX	`#8E7280`
RGB	`rgb(142, 114, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 44.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.09, 13.43, -3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.09, 13.88, 345.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.069, 19.345, 23.042)`
Decimal	`9335424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7280, 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 #8E7280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #8E7280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7280; }
.text { color: #8e7280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 114 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7280, #8e7272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8E7280?: #8E7280 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7280?: The RGB value is 142, 114, 128: 142 red, 114 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7280?: The complementary color is #728E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.