What color is #8D754C?

#8D754C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D754C?

The RGB value is 141, 117, 76: 141 red, 117 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D754C?

The complementary color is #4C648D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D754C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D754C color

#8D754C rgb(141, 117, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D754C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 45.9% green and 29.8% blue (141, 117, 76).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 30% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 46% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#8D754C color codes

HEX	`#8D754C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 117, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 45.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 30%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 46%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 46%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.58, 3.57, 26.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.58, 26.32, 82.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.651, 18.908, 9.503)`
Decimal	`9270604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D754C, 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 #8D754C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D754C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #8D754C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d754c; }
.text { color: #8d754c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d754c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 117 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d754c, #858d4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D754C?: #8D754C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D754C?: The RGB value is 141, 117, 76: 141 red, 117 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D754C?: The complementary color is #4C648D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D754C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.