What color is #8E7A73?

#8E7A73 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7A73?

The RGB value is 142, 122, 115: 142 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7A73?

The complementary color is #73878E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7A73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7A73 color

#8E7A73 rgb(142, 122, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E7A73 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 47.8% green and 45.1% blue (142, 122, 115).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 19% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#8E7A73 color codes

HEX	`#8E7A73`
RGB	`rgb(142, 122, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 47.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 19%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.85, 6.51, 6.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.85, 9.33, 45.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.209, 20.908, 19.135)`
Decimal	`9337459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7A73, 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 #8E7A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #8E7A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7a73; }
.text { color: #8e7a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 122 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7a73, #8e8773); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E7A73?: #8E7A73 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7A73?: The RGB value is 142, 122, 115: 142 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7A73?: The complementary color is #73878E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7A73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.