What color is #8C7168?

#8C7168 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7168?

The RGB value is 140, 113, 104: 140 red, 113 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7168?

The complementary color is #68838C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7168?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7168 color

#8C7168 rgb(140, 113, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C7168 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 44.3% green and 40.8% blue (140, 113, 104).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#8C7168 color codes

HEX	`#8C7168`
RGB	`rgb(140, 113, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 44.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.96, 9.16, 9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.96, 12.84, 44.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.219, 18.386, 15.63)`
Decimal	`9204072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7168, 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 #8C7168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #8C7168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7168; }
.text { color: #8c7168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 113 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7168, #8c8368); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C7168?: #8C7168 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7168?: The RGB value is 140, 113, 104: 140 red, 113 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7168?: The complementary color is #68838C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7168?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.