What color is #8D7751?

#8D7751 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 #8D7751?

The RGB value is 141, 119, 81: 141 red, 119 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7751?

The complementary color is #51678D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7751?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7751 color

#8D7751 rgb(141, 119, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D7751 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 46.7% green and 31.8% blue (141, 119, 81).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 43% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#8D7751 color codes

HEX	`#8D7751`
RGB	`rgb(141, 119, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 46.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 43%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 43%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.21, 2.99, 24.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.21, 24.26, 82.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.067, 19.451, 10.533)`
Decimal	`9271121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7751, 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 #8D7751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #8D7751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7751; }
.text { color: #8d7751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 119 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7751, #858d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D7751?: #8D7751 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 #8D7751?: The RGB value is 141, 119, 81: 141 red, 119 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7751?: The complementary color is #51678D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7751?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.