What color is #8B7B74?

#8B7B74 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7B74?

The RGB value is 139, 123, 116: 139 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7B74?

The complementary color is #74848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7B74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7B74 color

#8B7B74 rgb(139, 123, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7B74 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 48.2% green and 45.5% blue (139, 123, 116).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 9% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#8B7B74 color codes

HEX	`#8B7B74`
RGB	`rgb(139, 123, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 48.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 9%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 17%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 17%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.86, 4.91, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.86, 7.8, 51.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.883, 20.916, 19.457)`
Decimal	`9141108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7B74, 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 #8B7B74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7B74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #8B7B74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7b74; }
.text { color: #8b7b74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7b74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 123 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7b74, #8b8774); }

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Questions

What color is #8B7B74?: #8B7B74 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7B74?: The RGB value is 139, 123, 116: 139 red, 123 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7B74?: The complementary color is #74848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7B74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.