What color is #8B705E?

#8B705E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B705E?

The RGB value is 139, 112, 94: 139 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B705E?

The complementary color is #5E798B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B705E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B705E color

#8B705E rgb(139, 112, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B705E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 43.9% green and 36.9% blue (139, 112, 94).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 32% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#8B705E color codes

HEX	`#8B705E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 112, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 43.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 32%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.36, 7.85, 14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.36, 16.08, 60.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.462, 17.886, 13.067)`
Decimal	`9138270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B705E, 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 #8B705E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B705E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #8B705E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b705e; }
.text { color: #8b705e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b705e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 112 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b705e, #8b865e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B705E?: #8B705E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B705E?: The RGB value is 139, 112, 94: 139 red, 112 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B705E?: The complementary color is #5E798B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B705E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.