What color is #8D6D73?

#8D6D73 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6D73?

The RGB value is 141, 109, 115: 141 red, 109 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6D73?

The complementary color is #6D8D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6D73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6D73 color

#8D6D73 rgb(141, 109, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D6D73 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 42.7% green and 45.1% blue (141, 109, 115).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#8D6D73 color codes

HEX	`#8D6D73`
RGB	`rgb(141, 109, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 42.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.3, 13.67, 1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.3, 13.76, 6.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.548, 17.839, 18.63)`
Decimal	`9268595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6D73, 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 #8D6D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #8D6D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6d73; }
.text { color: #8d6d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 109 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6d73, #8d776d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8D6D73?: #8D6D73 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6D73?: The RGB value is 141, 109, 115: 141 red, 109 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6D73?: The complementary color is #6D8D87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6D73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.