What color is #8D7D55?

#8D7D55 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D7D55?

The RGB value is 141, 125, 85: 141 red, 125 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7D55?

The complementary color is #55658D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7D55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7D55 color

#8D7D55 rgb(141, 125, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D7D55 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 49% green and 33.3% blue (141, 125, 85).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 25% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 40% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#8D7D55 color codes

HEX	`#8D7D55`
RGB	`rgb(141, 125, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 49%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 25%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 40%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 40%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.93, 0.06, 24.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.93, 24.06, 89.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.958, 20.987, 11.592)`
Decimal	`9272661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7D55, 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 #8D7D55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7D55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #8D7D55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7d55; }
.text { color: #8d7d55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7d55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 125 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7d55, #818d55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8D7D55?: #8D7D55 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D7D55?: The RGB value is 141, 125, 85: 141 red, 125 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7D55?: The complementary color is #55658D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7D55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.