What color is #8D7872?

#8D7872 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7872?

The RGB value is 141, 120, 114: 141 red, 120 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7872?

The complementary color is #72878D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7872?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7872 color

#8D7872 rgb(141, 120, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D7872 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 47.1% green and 44.7% blue (141, 120, 114).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#8D7872 color codes

HEX	`#8D7872`
RGB	`rgb(141, 120, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 47.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.19, 7.1, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.19, 9.5, 41.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.738, 20.311, 18.744)`
Decimal	`9271410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7872, 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 #8D7872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #8D7872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7872; }
.text { color: #8d7872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 120 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7872, #8d8572); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D7872?: #8D7872 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7872?: The RGB value is 141, 120, 114: 141 red, 120 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7872?: The complementary color is #72878D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7872?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.