What color is #8D7C78?

#8D7C78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7C78?

The RGB value is 141, 124, 120: 141 red, 124 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7C78?

The complementary color is #78898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7C78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7C78 color

#8D7C78 rgb(141, 124, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D7C78 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 48.6% green and 47.1% blue (141, 124, 120).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 8% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#8D7C78 color codes

HEX	`#8D7C78`
RGB	`rgb(141, 124, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 48.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 8%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 15%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.42, 5.81, 4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.42, 7.39, 38.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.582, 21.435, 20.766)`
Decimal	`9272440`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7C78, 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 #8D7C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #8D7C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7c78; }
.text { color: #8d7c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 124 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7c78, #8d8778); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D7C78?: #8D7C78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7C78?: The RGB value is 141, 124, 120: 141 red, 124 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7C78?: The complementary color is #78898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7C78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.