What color is #8D6971?

#8D6971 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6971?

The RGB value is 141, 105, 113: 141 red, 105 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6971?

The complementary color is #698D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6971 color

#8D6971 rgb(141, 105, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D6971 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 41.2% green and 44.3% blue (141, 105, 113).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#8D6971 color codes

HEX	`#8D6971`
RGB	`rgb(141, 105, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 41.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 20%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.21, 15.68, 1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.21, 15.72, 4.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.017, 16.959, 17.891)`
Decimal	`9267569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6971, 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 #8D6971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	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 #8D6971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6971; }
.text { color: #8d6971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 105 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6971, #8d7369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8D6971?: #8D6971 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6971?: The RGB value is 141, 105, 113: 141 red, 105 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6971?: The complementary color is #698D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.