What color is #8F706E?

#8F706E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F706E?

The RGB value is 143, 112, 110: 143 red, 112 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F706E?

The complementary color is #6E8D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F706E?

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.

#8F706E color

#8F706E rgb(143, 112, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F706E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 43.9% green and 43.1% blue (143, 112, 110).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 23% 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).

#8F706E color codes

HEX	`#8F706E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 112, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 43.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 23%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.16, 11.9, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.16, 13.23, 25.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.937, 18.555, 17.28)`
Decimal	`9400430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F706E, 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 #8F706E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F706E 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 #8F706E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f706e; }
.text { color: #8f706e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f706e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 112 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f706e, #8f816e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F706E?: #8F706E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F706E?: The RGB value is 143, 112, 110: 143 red, 112 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F706E?: The complementary color is #6E8D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F706E?: 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.