What color is #8F7274?

#8F7274 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7274?

The RGB value is 143, 114, 116: 143 red, 114 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7274?

The complementary color is #728F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7274?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7274 color

#8F7274 rgb(143, 114, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F7274 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 44.7% green and 45.5% blue (143, 114, 116).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#8F7274 color codes

HEX	`#8F7274`
RGB	`rgb(143, 114, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 44.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.85, 11.71, 3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.85, 12.15, 15.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.497, 19.136, 19.134)`
Decimal	`9400948`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7274, 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 #8F7274	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7274 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #8F7274 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7274; }
.text { color: #8f7274; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7274; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 114 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7274, #8f7f72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F7274?: #8F7274 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7274?: The RGB value is 143, 114, 116: 143 red, 114 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7274?: The complementary color is #728F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7274?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.