What color is #8D786D?

#8D786D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D786D?

The RGB value is 141, 120, 109: 141 red, 120 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D786D?

The complementary color is #6D828D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D786D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D786D color

#8D786D rgb(141, 120, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D786D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 47.1% green and 42.7% blue (141, 120, 109).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#8D786D color codes

HEX	`#8D786D`
RGB	`rgb(141, 120, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 47.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.06, 6.29, 9.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.06, 11.02, 55.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.461, 20.2, 17.286)`
Decimal	`9271405`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D786D, 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 #8D786D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D786D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #8D786D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d786d; }
.text { color: #8d786d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d786d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 120 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d786d, #8d886d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D786D?: #8D786D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D786D?: The RGB value is 141, 120, 109: 141 red, 120 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D786D?: The complementary color is #6D828D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D786D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.