What color is #8C724F?

#8C724F is a desaturated orange known as Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tobacco Leaf?

The RGB value is 140, 114, 79: 140 red, 114 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Tobacco Leaf?

The complementary color is #4F698C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C724F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tobacco Leaf color: hex code #8C724F

#8C724F rgb(140, 114, 79)

Shades of brown

Tobacco Leaf has the hex code #8C724F. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 44.7% green and 31% blue (140, 114, 79).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 28% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 44% yellow and 45% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F) color codes

HEX	`#8C724F`
RGB	`rgb(140, 114, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 44.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 28%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 44%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 44%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.71, 5.2, 23.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.71, 23.8, 77.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.244, 18.176, 9.943)`
Decimal	`9204303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tobacco Leaf, 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 #8C724F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C724F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #8C724F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c724f; }
.text { color: #8c724f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c724f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 114 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c724f, #888c4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #8C724F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8C724F?: #8C724F is a desaturated orange known as Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tobacco Leaf?: The RGB value is 140, 114, 79: 140 red, 114 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tobacco Leaf?: The complementary color is #4F698C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C724F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.