What color is #8D706C?

#8D706C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D706C?

The RGB value is 141, 112, 108: 141 red, 112 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D706C?

The complementary color is #6C898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D706C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D706C color

#8D706C rgb(141, 112, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D706C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 43.9% green and 42.4% blue (141, 112, 108).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#8D706C color codes

HEX	`#8D706C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 112, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 43.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.9, 10.77, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.9, 12.62, 31.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.486, 18.335, 16.697)`
Decimal	`9269356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D706C, 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 #8D706C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D706C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #8D706C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d706c; }
.text { color: #8d706c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d706c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 112 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d706c, #8d816c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D706C?: #8D706C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D706C?: The RGB value is 141, 112, 108: 141 red, 112 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D706C?: The complementary color is #6C898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D706C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.