What color is #8D7460?

#8D7460 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7460?

The RGB value is 141, 116, 96: 141 red, 116 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7460?

The complementary color is #60798D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7460?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7460 color

#8D7460 rgb(141, 116, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D7460 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 45.5% green and 37.6% blue (141, 116, 96).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 32% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#8D7460 color codes

HEX	`#8D7460`
RGB	`rgb(141, 116, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 45.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 32%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.69, 6.66, 14.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.69, 16.16, 65.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.342, 18.999, 13.712)`
Decimal	`9270368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7460, 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 #8D7460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #8D7460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7460; }
.text { color: #8d7460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 116 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7460, #8d8a60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D7460?: #8D7460 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7460?: The RGB value is 141, 116, 96: 141 red, 116 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7460?: The complementary color is #60798D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7460?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.