What color is #8D6E6E?

#8D6E6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6E6E?

The RGB value is 141, 110, 110: 141 red, 110 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6E6E?

The complementary color is #6E8D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6E6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6E6E color

#8D6E6E rgb(141, 110, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D6E6E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 43.1% green and 43.1% blue (141, 110, 110).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 6 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#8D6E6E color codes

HEX	`#8D6E6E`
RGB	`rgb(141, 110, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 43.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.42, 12.26, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.42, 13.13, 20.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.375, 17.941, 17.191)`
Decimal	`9268846`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6E6E, 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 #8D6E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #8D6E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6e6e; }
.text { color: #8d6e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 110 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6e6e, #8d7e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D6E6E?: #8D6E6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6E6E?: The RGB value is 141, 110, 110: 141 red, 110 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6E6E?: The complementary color is #6E8D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6E6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.