What color is #8C7474?

#8C7474 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7474?

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

What is the complementary color of #8C7474?

The complementary color is #748C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7474 color

#8C7474 rgb(140, 116, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C7474 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#8C7474 color codes

HEX	`#8C7474`
RGB	`rgb(140, 116, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 45.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.07, 9.36, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.07, 10, 20.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.213, 19.328, 19.186)`
Decimal	`9204852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7474, 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 #8C7474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #8C7474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7474; }
.text { color: #8c7474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 116 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7474, #8c8074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8C7474?: #8C7474 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7474?: The RGB value is 140, 116, 116: 140 red, 116 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7474?: The complementary color is #748C8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.