What color is #8D7D67?

#8D7D67 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 #8D7D67?

The RGB value is 141, 125, 103: 141 red, 125 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D7D67?

The complementary color is #67778D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D7D67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D7D67 color

#8D7D67 rgb(141, 125, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D7D67 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 49% green and 40.4% blue (141, 125, 103).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 27% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#8D7D67 color codes

HEX	`#8D7D67`
RGB	`rgb(141, 125, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 49%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 27%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.29, 2.5, 14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.29, 14.47, 80.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.766, 21.31, 15.849)`
Decimal	`9272679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D7D67, 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 #8D7D67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D7D67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #8D7D67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d7d67; }
.text { color: #8d7d67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d7d67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 125 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d7d67, #8a8d67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D7D67?: #8D7D67 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 #8D7D67?: The RGB value is 141, 125, 103: 141 red, 125 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D7D67?: The complementary color is #67778D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D7D67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.