What color is #8E8378?

#8E8378 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8378?

The RGB value is 142, 131, 120: 142 red, 131 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8378?

The complementary color is #78838E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8378?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8378 color

#8E8378 rgb(142, 131, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8E8378 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51.4% green and 47.1% blue (142, 131, 120).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 9% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#8E8378 color codes

HEX	`#8E8378`
RGB	`rgb(142, 131, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51.4%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 9%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.42, 2.19, 7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.42, 7.76, 73.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.662, 23.34, 21.077)`
Decimal	`9339768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8378, 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 #8E8378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	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 #8E8378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8378; }
.text { color: #8e8378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 131 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8378, #8e8e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8E8378?: #8E8378 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8378?: The RGB value is 142, 131, 120: 142 red, 131 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8378?: The complementary color is #78838E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8378?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.