What color is #8B765F?

#8B765F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B765F?

The RGB value is 139, 118, 95: 139 red, 118 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B765F?

The complementary color is #5F748B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B765F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B765F color

#8B765F rgb(139, 118, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B765F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 46.3% green and 37.3% blue (139, 118, 95).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 32% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#8B765F color codes

HEX	`#8B765F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 118, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 46.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 32%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51, 4.52, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51, 16.35, 73.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.192, 19.273, 13.533)`
Decimal	`9139807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B765F, 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 #8B765F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B765F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #8B765F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b765f; }
.text { color: #8b765f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b765f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 118 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b765f, #8a8b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B765F?: #8B765F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B765F?: The RGB value is 139, 118, 95: 139 red, 118 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B765F?: The complementary color is #5F748B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B765F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.