What color is #8D746A?

#8D746A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D746A?

The RGB value is 141, 116, 106: 141 red, 116 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D746A?

The complementary color is #6A838D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D746A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D746A color

#8D746A rgb(141, 116, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D746A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 45.5% green and 41.6% blue (141, 116, 106).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 25% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#8D746A color codes

HEX	`#8D746A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 116, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 45.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 25%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.91, 8.13, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.91, 12.27, 48.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.832, 19.195, 16.293)`
Decimal	`9270378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D746A, 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 #8D746A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D746A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #8D746A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d746a; }
.text { color: #8d746a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d746a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 116 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d746a, #8d866a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D746A?: #8D746A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D746A?: The RGB value is 141, 116, 106: 141 red, 116 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D746A?: The complementary color is #6A838D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D746A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.