What color is #8A6D72?

#8A6D72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A6D72?

The RGB value is 138, 109, 114: 138 red, 109 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6D72?

The complementary color is #6D8A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6D72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6D72 color

#8A6D72 rgb(138, 109, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A6D72 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 42.7% green and 44.7% blue (138, 109, 114).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#8A6D72 color codes

HEX	`#8A6D72`
RGB	`rgb(138, 109, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 42.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 21%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.95, 12.32, 1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.95, 12.42, 7.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.987, 17.556, 18.305)`
Decimal	`9071986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6D72, 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 #8A6D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	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 #8A6D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6d72; }
.text { color: #8a6d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 109 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6d72, #8a766d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8A6D72?: #8A6D72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A6D72?: The RGB value is 138, 109, 114: 138 red, 109 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6D72?: The complementary color is #6D8A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6D72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.