What color is #8C8072?

#8C8072 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8072?

The RGB value is 140, 128, 114: 140 red, 128 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8072?

The complementary color is #727E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8072?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8072 color

#8C8072 rgb(140, 128, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C8072 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 50.2% green and 44.7% blue (140, 128, 114).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#8C8072 color codes

HEX	`#8C8072`
RGB	`rgb(140, 128, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 50.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.27, 2.1, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.27, 9.49, 77.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.572, 22.229, 19.071)`
Decimal	`9207922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8072, 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 #8C8072	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8072 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #8C8072 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8072; }
.text { color: #8c8072; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8072; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 128 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8072, #8b8c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8C8072?: #8C8072 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8072?: The RGB value is 140, 128, 114: 140 red, 128 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8072?: The complementary color is #727E8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8072?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.