What color is #8D6747?

#8D6747 is a desaturated orange known as Wild Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wild Horses?

The RGB value is 141, 103, 71: 141 red, 103 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wild Horses?

The complementary color is #476D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6747?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wild Horses color: hex code #8D6747

#8D6747 rgb(141, 103, 71)

Shades of brown

Wild Horses has the hex code #8D6747. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 40.4% green and 27.8% blue (141, 103, 71).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 33% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 50% yellow and 45% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

Wild Horses (#8D6747) color codes

HEX	`#8D6747`
RGB	`rgb(141, 103, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 40.4%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 33%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 50%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 50%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.74, 11.15, 23.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.74, 26.45, 65.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.973, 15.819, 8.119)`
Decimal	`9267015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wild Horses, 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 #8D6747	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6747 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	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 #8D6747 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6747; }
.text { color: #8d6747; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6747; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 103 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6747, #8d8a47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #8D6747 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8D6747?: #8D6747 is a desaturated orange known as Wild Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wild Horses?: The RGB value is 141, 103, 71: 141 red, 103 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wild Horses?: The complementary color is #476D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6747?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.