What color is #8D6F57?

#8D6F57 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6F57?

The RGB value is 141, 111, 87: 141 red, 111 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6F57?

The complementary color is #57758D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6F57 color

#8D6F57 rgb(141, 111, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D6F57 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 43.5% green and 34.1% blue (141, 111, 87).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 38% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Barrel (#96745B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#8D6F57 color codes

HEX	`#8D6F57`
RGB	`rgb(141, 111, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 43.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 38%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 38%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.16, 8.35, 17.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.16, 19.74, 64.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.39, 17.721, 11.467)`
Decimal	`9269079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6F57, 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 #8D6F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #8D6F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6f57; }
.text { color: #8d6f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 111 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6f57, #8d8a57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D6F57?: #8D6F57 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Whisky Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6F57?: The RGB value is 141, 111, 87: 141 red, 111 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6F57?: The complementary color is #57758D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.