What color is #8E776A?

#8E776A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E776A?

The RGB value is 142, 119, 106: 142 red, 119 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E776A?

The complementary color is #6A818E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E776A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E776A color

#8E776A rgb(142, 119, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E776A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 46.7% green and 41.6% blue (142, 119, 106).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#8E776A color codes

HEX	`#8E776A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 119, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 46.7%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 25%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.82, 6.81, 10.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.82, 12.5, 57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.354, 19.986, 16.418)`
Decimal	`9336682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E776A, 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 #8E776A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E776A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #8E776A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e776a; }
.text { color: #8e776a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e776a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 119 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e776a, #8e896a); }

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Questions

What color is #8E776A?: #8E776A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E776A?: The RGB value is 142, 119, 106: 142 red, 119 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E776A?: The complementary color is #6A818E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E776A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.