What color is #8B796C?

#8B796C 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 #8B796C?

The RGB value is 139, 121, 108: 139 red, 121 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B796C?

The complementary color is #6C7E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B796C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B796C color

#8B796C rgb(139, 121, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B796C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 47.5% green and 42.4% blue (139, 121, 108).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 13% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 22% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#8B796C color codes

HEX	`#8B796C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 121, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 47.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 13%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 22%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 22%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.12, 4.74, 9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.12, 10.78, 63.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.192, 20.247, 17.029)`
Decimal	`9140588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B796C, 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 #8B796C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B796C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #8B796C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b796c; }
.text { color: #8b796c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b796c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 121 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b796c, #8b886c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8B796C?: #8B796C 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 #8B796C?: The RGB value is 139, 121, 108: 139 red, 121 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B796C?: The complementary color is #6C7E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B796C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.