What color is #8D8476?

#8D8476 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8476?

The RGB value is 141, 132, 118: 141 red, 132 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8476?

The complementary color is #767F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8476 color

#8D8476 rgb(141, 132, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8476 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 51.8% green and 46.3% blue (141, 132, 118).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#8D8476 color codes

HEX	`#8D8476`
RGB	`rgb(141, 132, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 51.8%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.56, 0.89, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.56, 8.83, 84.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.506, 23.474, 20.481)`
Decimal	`9274486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8476, 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 #8D8476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #8D8476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8476; }
.text { color: #8d8476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 132 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8476, #8b8d76); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D8476?: #8D8476 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8476?: The RGB value is 141, 132, 118: 141 red, 132 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8476?: The complementary color is #767F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.