What color is #8C7E69?

#8C7E69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7E69?

The RGB value is 140, 126, 105: 140 red, 126 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7E69?

The complementary color is #69778C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7E69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7E69 color

#8C7E69 rgb(140, 126, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C7E69 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 49.4% green and 41.2% blue (140, 126, 105).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 25% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#8C7E69 color codes

HEX	`#8C7E69`
RGB	`rgb(140, 126, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 49.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 25%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.51, 1.82, 13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.51, 13.52, 82.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.826, 21.518, 16.418)`
Decimal	`9207401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7E69, 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 #8C7E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #8C7E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7e69; }
.text { color: #8c7e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 126 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7e69, #898c69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C7E69?: #8C7E69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7E69?: The RGB value is 140, 126, 105: 140 red, 126 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7E69?: The complementary color is #69778C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7E69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.