What color is #8B7776?

#8B7776 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7776?

The RGB value is 139, 119, 118: 139 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7776?

The complementary color is #768A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7776 color

#8B7776 rgb(139, 119, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7776 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 46.7% green and 46.3% blue (139, 119, 118).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#8B7776 color codes

HEX	`#8B7776`
RGB	`rgb(139, 119, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 46.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.83, 7.56, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.83, 8.3, 24.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.514, 19.991, 19.914)`
Decimal	`9140086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7776, 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 #8B7776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #8B7776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7776; }
.text { color: #8b7776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 119 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7776, #8b8276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B7776?: #8B7776 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7776?: The RGB value is 139, 119, 118: 139 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7776?: The complementary color is #768A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.