What color is #8D7E6D?

#8D7E6D is a grayish orange known as Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Teakwood?

The RGB value is 141, 126, 109: 141 red, 126 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Teakwood?

The complementary color is #6D7C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7E6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Teakwood color: hex code #8D7E6D

#8D7E6D rgb(141, 126, 109)

Shades of gray

Teakwood has the hex code #8D7E6D. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 49.4% green and 42.7% blue (141, 126, 109).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

Teakwood (#8D7E6D) color codes

HEX	`#8D7E6D`
RGB	`rgb(141, 126, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 49.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.7, 2.84, 11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.7, 11.7, 75.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.206, 21.689, 17.534)`
Decimal	`9272941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Teakwood, 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 #8D7E6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7E6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #8D7E6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7e6d; }
.text { color: #8d7e6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7e6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 126 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7e6d, #8c8d6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #8D7E6D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8D7E6D?: #8D7E6D is a grayish orange known as Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Teakwood?: The RGB value is 141, 126, 109: 141 red, 126 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Teakwood?: The complementary color is #6D7C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7E6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.