What color is #8B756E?

#8B756E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B756E?

The RGB value is 139, 117, 110: 139 red, 117 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B756E?

The complementary color is #6E848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B756E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B756E color

#8B756E rgb(139, 117, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B756E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 45.9% green and 43.1% blue (139, 117, 110).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#8B756E color codes

HEX	`#8B756E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 117, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 45.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.08, 7.38, 7.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.08, 10.2, 43.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.823, 19.338, 17.437)`
Decimal	`9139566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B756E, 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 #8B756E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B756E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #8B756E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b756e; }
.text { color: #8b756e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b756e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 117 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b756e, #8b846e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B756E?: #8B756E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B756E?: The RGB value is 139, 117, 110: 139 red, 117 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B756E?: The complementary color is #6E848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B756E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.