What color is #8C716E?

#8C716E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C716E?

The RGB value is 140, 113, 110: 140 red, 113 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C716E?

The complementary color is #6E898C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C716E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C716E color

#8C716E rgb(140, 113, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C716E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 44.3% green and 43.1% blue (140, 113, 110).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#8C716E color codes

HEX	`#8C716E`
RGB	`rgb(140, 113, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 44.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, 10.11, 5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 11.59, 29.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.535, 18.512, 17.293)`
Decimal	`9204078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C716E, 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 #8C716E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C716E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #8C716E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c716e; }
.text { color: #8c716e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c716e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 113 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c716e, #8c806e); }

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Questions

What color is #8C716E?: #8C716E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C716E?: The RGB value is 140, 113, 110: 140 red, 113 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C716E?: The complementary color is #6E898C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C716E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.