What color is #8B7869?

#8B7869 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7869?

The RGB value is 139, 120, 105: 139 red, 120 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7869?

The complementary color is #697C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7869?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7869 color

#8B7869 rgb(139, 120, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7869 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 47.1% green and 41.2% blue (139, 120, 105).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 24% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#8B7869 color codes

HEX	`#8B7869`
RGB	`rgb(139, 120, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 47.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 24%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.77, 4.85, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.77, 11.98, 66.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.914, 19.942, 16.162)`
Decimal	`9140329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7869, 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 #8B7869	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7869 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #8B7869 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7869; }
.text { color: #8b7869; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7869; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 120 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7869, #8b8969); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B7869?: #8B7869 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7869?: The RGB value is 139, 120, 105: 139 red, 120 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7869?: The complementary color is #697C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7869?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.