What color is #8B7E65?

#8B7E65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7E65?

The RGB value is 139, 126, 101: 139 red, 126 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7E65?

The complementary color is #65728B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7E65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7E65 color

#8B7E65 rgb(139, 126, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B7E65 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 49.4% green and 39.6% blue (139, 126, 101).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 27% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#8B7E65 color codes

HEX	`#8B7E65`
RGB	`rgb(139, 126, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 49.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 27%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.33, 0.8, 15.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.33, 15.46, 87.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.457, 21.351, 15.353)`
Decimal	`9141861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7E65, 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 #8B7E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #8B7E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7e65; }
.text { color: #8b7e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 126 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7e65, #858b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B7E65?: #8B7E65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7E65?: The RGB value is 139, 126, 101: 139 red, 126 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7E65?: The complementary color is #65728B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7E65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.