What color is #8B8170?

#8B8170 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8170?

The RGB value is 139, 129, 112: 139 red, 129 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8170?

The complementary color is #707A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8170?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8170 color

#8B8170 rgb(139, 129, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8170 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 50.6% green and 43.9% blue (139, 129, 112).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#8B8170 color codes

HEX	`#8B8170`
RGB	`rgb(139, 129, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 50.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.41, 0.81, 10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.41, 10.62, 85.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.422, 22.36, 18.513)`
Decimal	`9142640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8170, 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 #8B8170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #8B8170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8170; }
.text { color: #8b8170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 129 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8170, #888b70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8B8170?: #8B8170 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8170?: The RGB value is 139, 129, 112: 139 red, 129 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8170?: The complementary color is #707A8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8170?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.