What color is #8F4227?

#8F4227 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Covered. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F4227?

The RGB value is 143, 66, 39: 143 red, 66 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F4227?

The complementary color is #27748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F4227?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F4227 color

#8F4227 rgb(143, 66, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F4227 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 25.9% green and 15.3% blue (143, 66, 39).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 57% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 73% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Covered (#8B4121), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#8F4227 color codes

HEX	`#8F4227`
RGB	`rgb(143, 66, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 25.9%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 57%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 73%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 73%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.63, 30.62, 31.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.63, 43.82, 45.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.643, 9.884, 3.108)`
Decimal	`9388583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F4227, 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 #8F4227	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8F4227 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8F4227 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f4227; }
.text { color: #8f4227; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f4227; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 66 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f4227, #8f7627); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8F4227?: #8F4227 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Covered. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F4227?: The RGB value is 143, 66, 39: 143 red, 66 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F4227?: The complementary color is #27748F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F4227?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.