What color is #8E7976?

#8E7976 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7976?

The RGB value is 142, 121, 118: 142 red, 121 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7976?

The complementary color is #768B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7976?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7976 color

#8E7976 rgb(142, 121, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E7976 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 47.5% green and 46.3% blue (142, 121, 118).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#8E7976 color codes

HEX	`#8E7976`
RGB	`rgb(142, 121, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 47.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.66, 7.59, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.66, 8.9, 31.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.263, 20.734, 20.018)`
Decimal	`9337206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7976, 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 #8E7976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #8E7976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7976; }
.text { color: #8e7976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 121 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7976, #8e8576); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E7976?: #8E7976 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7976?: The RGB value is 142, 121, 118: 142 red, 121 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7976?: The complementary color is #768B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7976?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.