What color is #8D736F?

#8D736F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D736F?

The RGB value is 141, 115, 111: 141 red, 115 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D736F?

The complementary color is #6F898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D736F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D736F color

#8D736F rgb(141, 115, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D736F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 45.1% green and 43.5% blue (141, 115, 111).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#8D736F color codes

HEX	`#8D736F`
RGB	`rgb(141, 115, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 45.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.77, 9.51, 6.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.77, 11.27, 32.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.985, 19.073, 17.665)`
Decimal	`9270127`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D736F, 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 #8D736F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D736F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #8D736F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d736f; }
.text { color: #8d736f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d736f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 115 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d736f, #8d826f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D736F?: #8D736F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D736F?: The RGB value is 141, 115, 111: 141 red, 115 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D736F?: The complementary color is #6F898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D736F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.