What color is #8B7772?

#8B7772 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7772?

The RGB value is 139, 119, 114: 139 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7772?

The complementary color is #72868B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7772 color

#8B7772 rgb(139, 119, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7772 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 46.7% green and 44.7% blue (139, 119, 114).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#8B7772 color codes

HEX	`#8B7772`
RGB	`rgb(139, 119, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 46.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.72, 6.88, 5.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.72, 8.88, 39.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.282, 19.898, 18.689)`
Decimal	`9140082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7772, 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 #8B7772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #8B7772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7772; }
.text { color: #8b7772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 119 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7772, #8b8472); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B7772?: #8B7772 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7772?: The RGB value is 139, 119, 114: 139 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7772?: The complementary color is #72868B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.