What color is #8E7977?

#8E7977 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7977?

The RGB value is 142, 121, 119: 142 red, 121 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7977?

The complementary color is #778C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7977?

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.

#8E7977 color

#8E7977 rgb(142, 121, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E7977 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 47.5% green and 46.7% blue (142, 121, 119).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% 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 5.15:1).

#8E7977 color codes

HEX	`#8E7977`
RGB	`rgb(142, 121, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 47.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.68, 7.76, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.68, 8.78, 27.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.322, 20.758, 20.333)`
Decimal	`9337207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7977, 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 #8E7977	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7977 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 #8E7977 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7977; }
.text { color: #8e7977; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7977; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 121 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7977, #8e8477); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E7977?: #8E7977 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7977?: The RGB value is 142, 121, 119: 142 red, 121 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7977?: The complementary color is #778C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7977?: 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.