What color is #8B6F70?

#8B6F70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B6F70?

The RGB value is 139, 111, 112: 139 red, 111 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6F70?

The complementary color is #6F8B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6F70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6F70 color

#8B6F70 rgb(139, 111, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B6F70 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 43.5% green and 43.9% blue (139, 111, 112).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#8B6F70 color codes

HEX	`#8B6F70`
RGB	`rgb(139, 111, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 43.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.53, 11.2, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.53, 11.78, 18.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.257, 18.028, 17.792)`
Decimal	`9138032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6F70, 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 #8B6F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #8B6F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6f70; }
.text { color: #8b6f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 111 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6f70, #8b7c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B6F70?: #8B6F70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B6F70?: The RGB value is 139, 111, 112: 139 red, 111 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6F70?: The complementary color is #6F8B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6F70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.