What color is #8D7560?

#8D7560 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7560?

The RGB value is 141, 117, 96: 141 red, 117 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7560?

The complementary color is #60788D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7560?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7560 color

#8D7560 rgb(141, 117, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D7560 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 45.9% green and 37.6% blue (141, 117, 96).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 32% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#8D7560 color codes

HEX	`#8D7560`
RGB	`rgb(141, 117, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 45.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 32%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.96, 6.08, 15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.96, 16.28, 68.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.457, 19.231, 13.751)`
Decimal	`9270624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7560, 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 #8D7560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #8D7560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7560; }
.text { color: #8d7560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 117 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7560, #8d8b60); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8D7560?: #8D7560 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7560?: The RGB value is 141, 117, 96: 141 red, 117 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7560?: The complementary color is #60788D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7560?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.