What color is #8E736D?

#8E736D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E736D?

The RGB value is 142, 115, 109: 142 red, 115 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E736D?

The complementary color is #6D888E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E736D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E736D color

#8E736D rgb(142, 115, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E736D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 45.1% green and 42.7% blue (142, 115, 109).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 23% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#8E736D color codes

HEX	`#8E736D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 115, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 45.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 23%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, 9.59, 7.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 12.06, 37.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.047, 19.117, 17.099)`
Decimal	`9335661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E736D, 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 #8E736D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E736D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #8E736D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e736d; }
.text { color: #8e736d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e736d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 115 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e736d, #8e846d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E736D?: #8E736D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E736D?: The RGB value is 142, 115, 109: 142 red, 115 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E736D?: The complementary color is #6D888E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E736D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.