What color is #8A786F?

#8A786F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A786F?

The RGB value is 138, 120, 111: 138 red, 120 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A786F?

The complementary color is #6F818A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A786F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A786F color

#8A786F rgb(138, 120, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A786F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 47.1% green and 43.5% blue (138, 120, 111).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#8A786F color codes

HEX	`#8A786F`
RGB	`rgb(138, 120, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 47.1%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 20%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.82, 5.4, 7.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.82, 9.24, 54.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.067, 19.984, 17.836)`
Decimal	`9074799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A786F, 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 #8A786F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A786F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #8A786F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a786f; }
.text { color: #8a786f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a786f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 120 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a786f, #8a856f); }

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Questions

What color is #8A786F?: #8A786F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A786F?: The RGB value is 138, 120, 111: 138 red, 120 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A786F?: The complementary color is #6F818A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A786F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.