What color is #8A7A75?

#8A7A75 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7A75?

The RGB value is 138, 122, 117: 138 red, 122 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7A75?

The complementary color is #75858A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7A75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7A75 color

#8A7A75 rgb(138, 122, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A7A75 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 47.8% green and 45.9% blue (138, 122, 117).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#8A7A75 color codes

HEX	`#8A7A75`
RGB	`rgb(138, 122, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 47.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.52, 5.26, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.52, 7.25, 43.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.652, 20.607, 19.716)`
Decimal	`9075317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7A75, 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 #8A7A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #8A7A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7a75; }
.text { color: #8a7a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 122 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7a75, #8a8575); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8A7A75?: #8A7A75 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7A75?: The RGB value is 138, 122, 117: 138 red, 122 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7A75?: The complementary color is #75858A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7A75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.