What color is #8B7D79?

#8B7D79 is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7D79?

The RGB value is 139, 125, 121: 139 red, 125 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7D79?

The complementary color is #79878B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7D79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7D79 color

#8B7D79 rgb(139, 125, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7D79 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 49% green and 47.5% blue (139, 125, 121).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 7% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#8B7D79 color codes

HEX	`#8B7D79`
RGB	`rgb(139, 125, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 49%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 7%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 13%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.53, 4.62, 4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.53, 6.19, 41.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.432, 21.537, 21.114)`
Decimal	`9141625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7D79, 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 #8B7D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #8B7D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7d79; }
.text { color: #8b7d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 125 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7d79, #8b8679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B7D79?: #8B7D79 is a gray, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7D79?: The RGB value is 139, 125, 121: 139 red, 125 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7D79?: The complementary color is #79878B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7D79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.