What color is #8D7B63?

#8D7B63 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7B63?

The RGB value is 141, 123, 99: 141 red, 123 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7B63?

The complementary color is #63758D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7B63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7B63 color

#8D7B63 rgb(141, 123, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D7B63 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 48.2% green and 38.8% blue (141, 123, 99).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 30% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#8D7B63 color codes

HEX	`#8D7B63`
RGB	`rgb(141, 123, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 48.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 30%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.65, 3.05, 15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.65, 15.98, 78.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.32, 20.73, 14.733)`
Decimal	`9272163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7B63, 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 #8D7B63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7B63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #8D7B63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7b63; }
.text { color: #8d7b63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7b63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 123 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7b63, #8a8d63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D7B63?: #8D7B63 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7B63?: The RGB value is 141, 123, 99: 141 red, 123 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7B63?: The complementary color is #63758D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7B63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.