What color is #8E7E71?

#8E7E71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7E71?

The RGB value is 142, 126, 113: 142 red, 126 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7E71?

The complementary color is #71818E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7E71?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7E71 color

#8E7E71 rgb(142, 126, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E7E71 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 49.4% green and 44.3% blue (142, 126, 113).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#8E7E71 color codes

HEX	`#8E7E71`
RGB	`rgb(142, 126, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 49.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, 3.88, 9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 10.09, 67.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.597, 21.865, 18.702)`
Decimal	`9338481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7E71, 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 #8E7E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #8E7E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7e71; }
.text { color: #8e7e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 126 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7e71, #8e8d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8E7E71?: #8E7E71 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7E71?: The RGB value is 142, 126, 113: 142 red, 126 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7E71?: The complementary color is #71818E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7E71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.