What color is #8B7777?

#8B7777 is a gray, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7777?

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

What is the complementary color of #8B7777?

The complementary color is #778B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7777?

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.

#8B7777 color

#8B7777 rgb(139, 119, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7777 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8B7777 color codes

HEX	`#8B7777`
RGB	`rgb(139, 119, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 46.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 14%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.85, 7.74, 2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.85, 8.25, 20.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.574, 20.015, 20.229)`
Decimal	`9140087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7777, 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 #8B7777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7777 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 #8B7777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7777; }
.text { color: #8b7777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 119 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7777, #8b8177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B7777?: #8B7777 is a gray, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7777?: The RGB value is 139, 119, 119: 139 red, 119 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7777?: The complementary color is #778B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7777?: 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.