What color is #8F6773?

#8F6773 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F6773?

The RGB value is 143, 103, 115: 143 red, 103 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6773?

The complementary color is #678F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6773?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6773 color

#8F6773 rgb(143, 103, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #8F6773 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 40.4% green and 45.1% blue (143, 103, 115).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#8F6773 color codes

HEX	`#8F6773`
RGB	`rgb(143, 103, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 40.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.98, 17.97, -0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.98, 17.97, 358.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.273, 16.779, 18.44)`
Decimal	`9398131`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6773, 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 #8F6773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #8F6773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6773; }
.text { color: #8f6773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 103 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6773, #8f6f67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8F6773?: #8F6773 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F6773?: The RGB value is 143, 103, 115: 143 red, 103 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6773?: The complementary color is #678F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6773?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.