What color is #8A8175?

#8A8175 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8175?

The RGB value is 138, 129, 117: 138 red, 129 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8175?

The complementary color is #757E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8175?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8175 color

#8A8175 rgb(138, 129, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A8175 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 50.6% green and 45.9% blue (138, 129, 117).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 8% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#8A8175 color codes

HEX	`#8A8175`
RGB	`rgb(138, 129, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 50.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 8%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 15%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.44, 1.24, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.44, 7.83, 80.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.542, 22.389, 20.013)`
Decimal	`9077109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8175, 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 #8A8175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	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 #8A8175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8175; }
.text { color: #8a8175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 129 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8175, #898a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8A8175?: #8A8175 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8175?: The RGB value is 138, 129, 117: 138 red, 129 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8175?: The complementary color is #757E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8175?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.