What color is #8F7C79?

#8F7C79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7C79?

The RGB value is 143, 124, 121: 143 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7C79?

The complementary color is #798C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7C79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7C79 color

#8F7C79 rgb(143, 124, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F7C79 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 48.6% green and 47.5% blue (143, 124, 121).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#8F7C79 color codes

HEX	`#8F7C79`
RGB	`rgb(143, 124, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 48.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.64, 6.77, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.64, 8.03, 32.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.986, 21.636, 21.103)`
Decimal	`9403513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7C79, 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 #8F7C79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7C79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #8F7C79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7c79; }
.text { color: #8f7c79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7c79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 124 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7c79, #8f8779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F7C79?: #8F7C79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7C79?: The RGB value is 143, 124, 121: 143 red, 124 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7C79?: The complementary color is #798C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7C79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.