What color is #8C7164?

#8C7164 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7164?

The RGB value is 140, 113, 100: 140 red, 113 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7164?

The complementary color is #647F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7164?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7164 color

#8C7164 rgb(140, 113, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C7164 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 44.3% green and 39.2% blue (140, 113, 100).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 29% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#8C7164 color codes

HEX	`#8C7164`
RGB	`rgb(140, 113, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 44.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 29%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.87, 8.56, 11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.87, 14.12, 52.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.021, 18.307, 14.586)`
Decimal	`9204068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7164, 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 #8C7164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C7164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #8C7164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7164; }
.text { color: #8c7164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 113 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7164, #8c8564); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C7164?: #8C7164 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7164?: The RGB value is 140, 113, 100: 140 red, 113 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7164?: The complementary color is #647F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7164?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.