What color is #8E7072?

#8E7072 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7072?

The RGB value is 142, 112, 114: 142 red, 112 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7072?

The complementary color is #708E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7072?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7072 color

#8E7072 rgb(142, 112, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E7072 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 43.9% green and 44.7% blue (142, 112, 114).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#8E7072 color codes

HEX	`#8E7072`
RGB	`rgb(142, 112, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 43.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.16, 12.15, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.16, 12.62, 15.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.987, 18.555, 18.445)`
Decimal	`9334898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7072, 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 #8E7072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #8E7072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7072; }
.text { color: #8e7072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 112 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7072, #8e7d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8E7072?: #8E7072 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7072?: The RGB value is 142, 112, 114: 142 red, 112 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7072?: The complementary color is #708E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7072?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.