What color is #8E8075?

#8E8075 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8075?

The RGB value is 142, 128, 117: 142 red, 128 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8075?

The complementary color is #75838E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8075?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8075 color

#8E8075 rgb(142, 128, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8075 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 50.2% green and 45.9% blue (142, 128, 117).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 18% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#8E8075 color codes

HEX	`#8E8075`
RGB	`rgb(142, 128, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 50.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 18%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 18%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.53, 3.4, 7.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.53, 8.61, 66.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.085, 22.474, 20.001)`
Decimal	`9338997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8075, 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 #8E8075	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8075 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #8E8075 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8075; }
.text { color: #8e8075; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8075; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 128 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8075, #8e8c75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8E8075?: #8E8075 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8075?: The RGB value is 142, 128, 117: 142 red, 128 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8075?: The complementary color is #75838E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8075?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.