What color is #8E7D69?

#8E7D69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7D69?

The RGB value is 142, 125, 105: 142 red, 125 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7D69?

The complementary color is #697A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7D69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7D69 color

#8E7D69 rgb(142, 125, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E7D69 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 49% green and 41.2% blue (142, 125, 105).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 26% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#8E7D69 color codes

HEX	`#8E7D69`
RGB	`rgb(142, 125, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 49%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 26%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 26%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.43, 3.21, 13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.43, 13.69, 76.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.039, 21.439, 16.392)`
Decimal	`9338217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7D69, 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 #8E7D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #8E7D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7d69; }
.text { color: #8e7d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 125 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7d69, #8d8e69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8E7D69?: #8E7D69 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7D69?: The RGB value is 142, 125, 105: 142 red, 125 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7D69?: The complementary color is #697A8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7D69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.