What color is #8B6E72?

#8B6E72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B6E72?

The RGB value is 139, 110, 114: 139 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6E72?

The complementary color is #6E8B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6E72 color

#8B6E72 rgb(139, 110, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B6E72 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 43.1% green and 44.7% blue (139, 110, 114).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#8B6E72 color codes

HEX	`#8B6E72`
RGB	`rgb(139, 110, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 43.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.32, 12.13, 2.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.32, 12.32, 10.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.261, 17.856, 18.348)`
Decimal	`9137778`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6E72, 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 #8B6E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #8B6E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6e72; }
.text { color: #8b6e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 110 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6e72, #8b796e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B6E72?: #8B6E72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B6E72?: The RGB value is 139, 110, 114: 139 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6E72?: The complementary color is #6E8B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.