What color is #8F7974?

#8F7974 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7974?

The RGB value is 143, 121, 116: 143 red, 121 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7974?

The complementary color is #748A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7974 color

#8F7974 rgb(143, 121, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F7974 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 47.5% green and 45.5% blue (143, 121, 116).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#8F7974 color codes

HEX	`#8F7974`
RGB	`rgb(143, 121, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 47.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.7, 7.65, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.7, 9.66, 37.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.317, 20.776, 19.407)`
Decimal	`9402740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7974, 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 #8F7974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #8F7974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7974; }
.text { color: #8f7974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 121 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7974, #8f8674); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F7974?: #8F7974 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7974?: The RGB value is 143, 121, 116: 143 red, 121 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7974?: The complementary color is #748A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.