What color is #8D7778?

#8D7778 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7778?

The RGB value is 141, 119, 120: 141 red, 119 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7778?

The complementary color is #778D8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7778 color

#8D7778 rgb(141, 119, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D7778 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 46.7% green and 47.1% blue (141, 119, 120).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#8D7778 color codes

HEX	`#8D7778`
RGB	`rgb(141, 119, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 46.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.08, 8.7, 2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.08, 9.09, 16.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.971, 20.213, 20.562)`
Decimal	`9271160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7778, 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 #8D7778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #8D7778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7778; }
.text { color: #8d7778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 119 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7778, #8d8177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D7778?: #8D7778 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7778?: The RGB value is 141, 119, 120: 141 red, 119 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7778?: The complementary color is #778D8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.