What color is #8A736E?

#8A736E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A736E?

The RGB value is 138, 115, 110: 138 red, 115 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A736E?

The complementary color is #6E858A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A736E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A736E color

#8A736E rgb(138, 115, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A736E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 45.1% green and 43.1% blue (138, 115, 110).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#8A736E color codes

HEX	`#8A736E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 115, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 45.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.44, 8.14, 6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.44, 10.18, 36.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.426, 18.791, 17.353)`
Decimal	`9073518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A736E, 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 #8A736E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A736E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #8A736E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a736e; }
.text { color: #8a736e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a736e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 115 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a736e, #8a816e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A736E?: #8A736E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A736E?: The RGB value is 138, 115, 110: 138 red, 115 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A736E?: The complementary color is #6E858A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A736E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.