What color is #8E8172?

#8E8172 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8172?

The RGB value is 142, 129, 114: 142 red, 129 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8172?

The complementary color is #727F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8172?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8172 color

#8E8172 rgb(142, 129, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8172 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 50.6% green and 44.7% blue (142, 129, 114).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#8E8172 color codes

HEX	`#8E8172`
RGB	`rgb(142, 129, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 50.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.73, 2.33, 9.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.73, 10.2, 76.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.043, 22.667, 19.13)`
Decimal	`9339250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8172, 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 #8E8172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #8E8172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8172; }
.text { color: #8e8172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 129 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8172, #8d8e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8E8172?: #8E8172 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8172?: The RGB value is 142, 129, 114: 142 red, 129 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8172?: The complementary color is #727F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8172?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.