What color is #8A7969?

#8A7969 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7969?

The RGB value is 138, 121, 105: 138 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7969?

The complementary color is #697A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7969 color

#8A7969 rgb(138, 121, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A7969 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 47.5% green and 41.2% blue (138, 121, 105).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 24% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#8A7969 color codes

HEX	`#8A7969`
RGB	`rgb(138, 121, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 47.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 24%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 24%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.95, 3.86, 11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.95, 11.83, 70.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.869, 20.099, 16.195)`
Decimal	`9075049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7969, 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 #8A7969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #8A7969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7969; }
.text { color: #8a7969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 121 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7969, #8a8a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8A7969?: #8A7969 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7969?: The RGB value is 138, 121, 105: 138 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7969?: The complementary color is #697A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.