What color is #8E7B65?

#8E7B65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7B65?

The RGB value is 142, 123, 101: 142 red, 123 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7B65?

The complementary color is #65788E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7B65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7B65 color

#8E7B65 rgb(142, 123, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E7B65 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 48.2% green and 39.6% blue (142, 123, 101).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 17% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 29% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#8E7B65 color codes

HEX	`#8E7B65`
RGB	`rgb(142, 123, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 48.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 17%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 29%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 29%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.79, 3.76, 14.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.79, 15.21, 75.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.587, 20.857, 15.251)`
Decimal	`9337701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7B65, 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 #8E7B65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7B65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #8E7B65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7b65; }
.text { color: #8e7b65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7b65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 123 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7b65, #8d8e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8E7B65?: #8E7B65 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7B65?: The RGB value is 142, 123, 101: 142 red, 123 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7B65?: The complementary color is #65788E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7B65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.