What color is #8D796C?

#8D796C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D796C?

The RGB value is 141, 121, 108: 141 red, 121 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D796C?

The complementary color is #6C808D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D796C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D796C color

#8D796C rgb(141, 121, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D796C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 47.5% green and 42.4% blue (141, 121, 108).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 23% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#8D796C color codes

HEX	`#8D796C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 121, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 47.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.31, 5.55, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.31, 11.43, 60.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.529, 20.421, 17.045)`
Decimal	`9271660`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D796C, 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 #8D796C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D796C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #8D796C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d796c; }
.text { color: #8d796c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d796c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 121 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d796c, #8d8a6c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D796C?: #8D796C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D796C?: The RGB value is 141, 121, 108: 141 red, 121 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D796C?: The complementary color is #6C808D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D796C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.