What color is #8D6A70?

#8D6A70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6A70?

The RGB value is 141, 106, 112: 141 red, 106 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6A70?

The complementary color is #6A8D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6A70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6A70 color

#8D6A70 rgb(141, 106, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D6A70 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 41.6% green and 43.9% blue (141, 106, 112).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#8D6A70 color codes

HEX	`#8D6A70`
RGB	`rgb(141, 106, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 41.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.44, 14.93, 2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.44, 15.07, 7.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.063, 17.141, 17.631)`
Decimal	`9267824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6A70, 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 #8D6A70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6A70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #8D6A70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6a70; }
.text { color: #8d6a70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6a70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 106 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6a70, #8d766a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8D6A70?: #8D6A70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6A70?: The RGB value is 141, 106, 112: 141 red, 106 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6A70?: The complementary color is #6A8D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6A70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.