What color is #8A786B?

#8A786B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A786B?

The RGB value is 138, 120, 107: 138 red, 120 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A786B?

The complementary color is #6B7D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A786B?

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.

#8A786B color

#8A786B rgb(138, 120, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A786B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 47.1% green and 42% blue (138, 120, 107).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8A786B color codes

HEX	`#8A786B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 120, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 47.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.72, 4.75, 9.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.72, 10.8, 63.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.852, 19.898, 16.702)`
Decimal	`9074795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A786B, 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 #8A786B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A786B 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 #8A786B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a786b; }
.text { color: #8a786b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a786b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 120 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a786b, #8a876b); }

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Questions

What color is #8A786B?: #8A786B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A786B?: The RGB value is 138, 120, 107: 138 red, 120 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A786B?: The complementary color is #6B7D8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A786B?: 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.