What color is #8D6F71?

#8D6F71 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6F71?

The RGB value is 141, 111, 113: 141 red, 111 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6F71?

The complementary color is #6F8D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6F71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6F71 color

#8D6F71 rgb(141, 111, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D6F71 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 43.5% green and 44.3% blue (141, 111, 113).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 20% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#8D6F71 color codes

HEX	`#8D6F71`
RGB	`rgb(141, 111, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 43.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 20%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.77, 12.17, 3.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.77, 12.64, 15.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.65, 18.225, 18.102)`
Decimal	`9269105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6F71, 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 #8D6F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #8D6F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6f71; }
.text { color: #8d6f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 111 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6f71, #8d7c6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D6F71?: #8D6F71 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6F71?: The RGB value is 141, 111, 113: 141 red, 111 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6F71?: The complementary color is #6F8D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6F71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.