What color is #8C746C?

#8C746C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C746C?

The RGB value is 140, 116, 108: 140 red, 116 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C746C?

The complementary color is #6C848C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C746C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C746C color

#8C746C rgb(140, 116, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C746C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 45.5% green and 42.4% blue (140, 116, 108).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#8C746C color codes

HEX	`#8C746C`
RGB	`rgb(140, 116, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 45.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.86, 8.04, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.86, 11.29, 44.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.768, 19.15, 16.839)`
Decimal	`9204844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C746C, 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 #8C746C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C746C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #8C746C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c746c; }
.text { color: #8c746c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c746c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 116 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c746c, #8c846c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C746C?: #8C746C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C746C?: The RGB value is 140, 116, 108: 140 red, 116 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C746C?: The complementary color is #6C848C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C746C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.