What color is #8A7171?

#8A7171 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7171?

The RGB value is 138, 113, 113: 138 red, 113 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7171?

The complementary color is #718A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7171?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7171 color

#8A7171 rgb(138, 113, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A7171 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 44.3% green and 44.3% blue (138, 113, 113).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#8A7171 color codes

HEX	`#8A7171`
RGB	`rgb(138, 113, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 44.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 18%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.99, 9.8, 3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.99, 10.48, 20.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.367, 18.406, 18.152)`
Decimal	`9073009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7171, 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 #8A7171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #8A7171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7171; }
.text { color: #8a7171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 113 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7171, #8a7e71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8A7171?: #8A7171 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7171?: The RGB value is 138, 113, 113: 138 red, 113 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7171?: The complementary color is #718A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7171?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.