What color is #8D8677?

#8D8677 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D8677?

The RGB value is 141, 134, 119: 141 red, 134 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D8677?

The complementary color is #777E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D8677?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D8677 color

#8D8677 rgb(141, 134, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8D8677 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 52.5% green and 46.7% blue (141, 134, 119).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#8D8677 color codes

HEX	`#8D8677`
RGB	`rgb(141, 134, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 52.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 16%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.13, -0.07, 9.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.13, 9.02, 90.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.839, 24.045, 20.887)`
Decimal	`9274999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D8677, 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 #8D8677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8D8677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #8D8677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d8677; }
.text { color: #8d8677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d8677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 134 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d8677, #898d77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8D8677?: #8D8677 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D8677?: The RGB value is 141, 134, 119: 141 red, 134 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D8677?: The complementary color is #777E8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D8677?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.