What color is #8B796A?

#8B796A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B796A?

The RGB value is 139, 121, 106: 139 red, 121 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B796A?

The complementary color is #6A7C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B796A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B796A color

#8B796A rgb(139, 121, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B796A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 47.5% green and 41.6% blue (139, 121, 106).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 24% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#8B796A color codes

HEX	`#8B796A`
RGB	`rgb(139, 121, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 47.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 24%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.07, 4.43, 10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.07, 11.66, 67.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.086, 20.205, 16.475)`
Decimal	`9140586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B796A, 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 #8B796A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B796A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #8B796A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b796a; }
.text { color: #8b796a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b796a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 121 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b796a, #8b896a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B796A?: #8B796A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B796A?: The RGB value is 139, 121, 106: 139 red, 121 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B796A?: The complementary color is #6A7C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B796A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.