What color is #8B7467?

#8B7467 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7467?

The RGB value is 139, 116, 103: 139 red, 116 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7467?

The complementary color is #677E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7467?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7467 color

#8B7467 rgb(139, 116, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7467 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 45.5% green and 40.4% blue (139, 116, 103).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#8B7467 color codes

HEX	`#8B7467`
RGB	`rgb(139, 116, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 45.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.64, 6.85, 10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.64, 12.57, 56.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.341, 18.96, 15.47)`
Decimal	`9139303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7467, 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 #8B7467	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7467 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #8B7467 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7467; }
.text { color: #8b7467; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7467; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 116 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7467, #8b8667); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8B7467?: #8B7467 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7467?: The RGB value is 139, 116, 103: 139 red, 116 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7467?: The complementary color is #677E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7467?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.