What color is #8B7664?

#8B7664 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7664?

The RGB value is 139, 118, 100: 139 red, 118 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7664?

The complementary color is #64798B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7664?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7664 color

#8B7664 rgb(139, 118, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B7664 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 46.3% green and 39.2% blue (139, 118, 100).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 28% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#8B7664 color codes

HEX	`#8B7664`
RGB	`rgb(139, 118, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 46.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 28%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.11, 5.24, 12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.11, 13.97, 67.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.426, 19.367, 14.769)`
Decimal	`9139812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7664, 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 #8B7664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7664 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #8B7664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7664; }
.text { color: #8b7664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 118 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7664, #8b8a64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B7664?: #8B7664 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7664?: The RGB value is 139, 118, 100: 139 red, 118 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7664?: The complementary color is #64798B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7664?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.