What color is #8B7C6F?

#8B7C6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7C6F?

The RGB value is 139, 124, 111: 139 red, 124 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7C6F?

The complementary color is #6F7E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7C6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7C6F color

#8B7C6F rgb(139, 124, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B7C6F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 48.6% green and 43.5% blue (139, 124, 111).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#8B7C6F color codes

HEX	`#8B7C6F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 124, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 48.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.01, 3.5, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.01, 9.84, 69.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.724, 21.052, 18.008)`
Decimal	`9141359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7C6F, 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 #8B7C6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7C6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #8B7C6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7c6f; }
.text { color: #8b7c6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7c6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 124 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7c6f, #8b8a6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B7C6F?: #8B7C6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7C6F?: The RGB value is 139, 124, 111: 139 red, 124 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7C6F?: The complementary color is #6F7E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7C6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.