What color is #8E7866?

#8E7866 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7866?

The RGB value is 142, 120, 102: 142 red, 120 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7866?

The complementary color is #667C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7866?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7866 color

#8E7866 rgb(142, 120, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E7866 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 47.1% green and 40% blue (142, 120, 102).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 28% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#8E7866 color codes

HEX	`#8E7866`
RGB	`rgb(142, 120, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 47.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 28%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52, 5.63, 13.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52, 14.22, 66.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.27, 20.144, 15.388)`
Decimal	`9336934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7866, 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 #8E7866	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7866 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #8E7866 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7866; }
.text { color: #8e7866; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7866; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 120 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7866, #8e8c66); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E7866?: #8E7866 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7866?: The RGB value is 142, 120, 102: 142 red, 120 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7866?: The complementary color is #667C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7866?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.