What color is #8E7161?

#8E7161 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7161?

The RGB value is 142, 113, 97: 142 red, 113 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7161?

The complementary color is #617E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7161?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7161 color

#8E7161 rgb(142, 113, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E7161 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 44.3% green and 38% blue (142, 113, 97).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 32% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#8E7161 color codes

HEX	`#8E7161`
RGB	`rgb(142, 113, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 44.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 32%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.01, 8.95, 13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.01, 15.97, 55.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.219, 18.425, 13.851)`
Decimal	`9335137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7161, 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 #8E7161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #8E7161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7161; }
.text { color: #8e7161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 113 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7161, #8e8761); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E7161?: #8E7161 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7161?: The RGB value is 142, 113, 97: 142 red, 113 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7161?: The complementary color is #617E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7161?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.