What color is #8B8270?

#8B8270 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B8270?

The RGB value is 139, 130, 112: 139 red, 130 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B8270?

The complementary color is #70798B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B8270?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B8270 color

#8B8270 rgb(139, 130, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8B8270 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 51% green and 43.9% blue (139, 130, 112).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#8B8270 color codes

HEX	`#8B8270`
RGB	`rgb(139, 130, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 51%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.68, 0.24, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.68, 10.98, 88.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.555, 22.624, 18.558)`
Decimal	`9142896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B8270, 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 #8B8270	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B8270 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	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 #8B8270 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b8270; }
.text { color: #8b8270; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b8270; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 130 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b8270, #868b70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B8270?: #8B8270 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B8270?: The RGB value is 139, 130, 112: 139 red, 130 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B8270?: The complementary color is #70798B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B8270?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.