What color is #8D7178?

#8D7178 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7178?

The RGB value is 141, 113, 120: 141 red, 113 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7178?

The complementary color is #718D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7178 color

#8D7178 rgb(141, 113, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D7178 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 44.3% green and 47.1% blue (141, 113, 120).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#8D7178 color codes

HEX	`#8D7178`
RGB	`rgb(141, 113, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 44.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 15%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.49, 12.19, 0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.49, 12.2, 1.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.28, 18.83, 20.332)`
Decimal	`9269624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7178, 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 #8D7178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #8D7178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7178; }
.text { color: #8d7178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 113 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7178, #8d7871); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D7178?: #8D7178 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7178?: The RGB value is 141, 113, 120: 141 red, 113 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7178?: The complementary color is #718D86, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.