What color is #8E7B68?

#8E7B68 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7B68?

The RGB value is 142, 123, 104: 142 red, 123 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7B68?

The complementary color is #687B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7B68?

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.

#8E7B68 color

#8E7B68 rgb(142, 123, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E7B68 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 48.2% green and 40.8% blue (142, 123, 104).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8E7B68 color codes

HEX	`#8E7B68`
RGB	`rgb(142, 123, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 48.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.86, 4.2, 13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.86, 13.75, 72.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.737, 20.917, 16.039)`
Decimal	`9337704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7B68, 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 #8E7B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7B68 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 #8E7B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7b68; }
.text { color: #8e7b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 123 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7b68, #8e8e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8E7B68?: #8E7B68 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7B68?: The RGB value is 142, 123, 104: 142 red, 123 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7B68?: The complementary color is #687B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7B68?: 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.