What color is #8E756C?

#8E756C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E756C?

The RGB value is 142, 117, 108: 142 red, 117 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E756C?

The complementary color is #6C858E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E756C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E756C color

#8E756C rgb(142, 117, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E756C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 45.9% green and 42.4% blue (142, 117, 108).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#8E756C color codes

HEX	`#8E756C`
RGB	`rgb(142, 117, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 45.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.33, 8.27, 8.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.33, 11.95, 46.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.224, 19.557, 16.894)`
Decimal	`9336172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E756C, 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 #8E756C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E756C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #8E756C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e756c; }
.text { color: #8e756c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e756c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 117 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e756c, #8e866c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E756C?: #8E756C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E756C?: The RGB value is 142, 117, 108: 142 red, 117 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E756C?: The complementary color is #6C858E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E756C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.