What color is #8B7379?

#8B7379 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7379?

The RGB value is 139, 115, 121: 139 red, 115 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7379?

The complementary color is #738B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7379 color

#8B7379 rgb(139, 115, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7379 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 45.1% green and 47.5% blue (139, 115, 121).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#8B7379 color codes

HEX	`#8B7379`
RGB	`rgb(139, 115, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 45.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.84, 10.42, 0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.84, 10.42, 1.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.229, 19.131, 20.713)`
Decimal	`9139065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7379, 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 #8B7379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #8B7379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7379; }
.text { color: #8b7379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 115 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7379, #8b7973); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B7379?: #8B7379 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7379?: The RGB value is 139, 115, 121: 139 red, 115 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7379?: The complementary color is #738B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.