What color is #8F756F?

#8F756F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F756F?

The RGB value is 143, 117, 111: 143 red, 117 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F756F?

The complementary color is #6F898F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F756F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F756F color

#8F756F rgb(143, 117, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F756F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 45.9% green and 43.5% blue (143, 117, 111).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#8F756F color codes

HEX	`#8F756F`
RGB	`rgb(143, 117, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 45.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.51, 9.15, 7.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.51, 11.6, 37.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.558, 19.711, 17.757)`
Decimal	`9401711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F756F, 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 #8F756F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F756F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #8F756F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f756f; }
.text { color: #8f756f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f756f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 117 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f756f, #8f856f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F756F?: #8F756F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F756F?: The RGB value is 143, 117, 111: 143 red, 117 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F756F?: The complementary color is #6F898F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F756F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.