What color is #8A7B73?

#8A7B73 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7B73?

The RGB value is 138, 123, 115: 138 red, 123 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7B73?

The complementary color is #73828A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7B73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7B73 color

#8A7B73 rgb(138, 123, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A7B73 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 48.2% green and 45.1% blue (138, 123, 115).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#8A7B73 color codes

HEX	`#8A7B73`
RGB	`rgb(138, 123, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 48.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 17%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.74, 4.34, 6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.74, 7.79, 56.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.659, 20.807, 19.144)`
Decimal	`9075571`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7B73, 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 #8A7B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #8A7B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7b73; }
.text { color: #8a7b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 123 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7b73, #8a8773); }

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Questions

What color is #8A7B73?: #8A7B73 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7B73?: The RGB value is 138, 123, 115: 138 red, 123 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7B73?: The complementary color is #73828A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7B73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.