What color is #8F7076?

#8F7076 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7076?

The RGB value is 143, 112, 118: 143 red, 112 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7076?

The complementary color is #708F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7076?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7076 color

#8F7076 rgb(143, 112, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #8F7076 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 43.9% green and 46.3% blue (143, 112, 118).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#8F7076 color codes

HEX	`#8F7076`
RGB	`rgb(143, 112, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 43.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.38, 13.21, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.38, 13.28, 5.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.392, 18.737, 19.678)`
Decimal	`9400438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7076, 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 #8F7076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #8F7076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7076; }
.text { color: #8f7076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 112 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7076, #8f7a70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8F7076?: #8F7076 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7076?: The RGB value is 143, 112, 118: 143 red, 112 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7076?: The complementary color is #708F89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7076?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.