What color is #8D7768?

#8D7768 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7768?

The RGB value is 141, 119, 104: 141 red, 119 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7768?

The complementary color is #687E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7768?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7768 color

#8D7768 rgb(141, 119, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D7768 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 46.7% green and 40.8% blue (141, 119, 104).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#8D7768 color codes

HEX	`#8D7768`
RGB	`rgb(141, 119, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 46.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.67, 6.09, 11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.67, 12.95, 61.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.08, 19.857, 15.869)`
Decimal	`9271144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7768, 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 #8D7768	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7768 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #8D7768 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7768; }
.text { color: #8d7768; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7768; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 119 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7768, #8d8a68); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D7768?: #8D7768 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7768?: The RGB value is 141, 119, 104: 141 red, 119 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7768?: The complementary color is #687E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7768?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.