What color is #8E7776?

#8E7776 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7776?

The RGB value is 142, 119, 118: 142 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7776?

The complementary color is #768D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7776?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7776 color

#8E7776 rgb(142, 119, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E7776 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 46.7% green and 46.3% blue (142, 119, 118).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#8E7776 color codes

HEX	`#8E7776`
RGB	`rgb(142, 119, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 46.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.12, 8.75, 3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.12, 9.57, 23.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.022, 20.253, 19.938)`
Decimal	`9336694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7776, 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 #8E7776	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7776 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #8E7776 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7776; }
.text { color: #8e7776; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7776; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 119 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7776, #8e8376); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E7776?: #8E7776 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7776?: The RGB value is 142, 119, 118: 142 red, 119 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7776?: The complementary color is #768D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7776?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.