What color is #8A786A?

#8A786A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A786A?

The RGB value is 138, 120, 106: 138 red, 120 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A786A?

The complementary color is #6A7C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A786A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A786A color

#8A786A rgb(138, 120, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A786A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 47.1% green and 41.6% blue (138, 120, 106).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 23% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#8A786A color codes

HEX	`#8A786A`
RGB	`rgb(138, 120, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 47.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 23%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 23%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.7, 4.59, 10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.7, 11.23, 65.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.799, 19.877, 16.427)`
Decimal	`9074794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A786A, 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 #8A786A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A786A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #8A786A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a786a; }
.text { color: #8a786a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a786a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 120 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a786a, #8a886a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8A786A?: #8A786A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A786A?: The RGB value is 138, 120, 106: 138 red, 120 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A786A?: The complementary color is #6A7C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A786A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.