What color is #8F5B41?

#8F5B41 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coconut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F5B41?

The RGB value is 143, 91, 65: 143 red, 91 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5B41?

The complementary color is #41758F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F5B41 color

#8F5B41 rgb(143, 91, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F5B41 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 35.7% green and 25.5% blue (143, 91, 65).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 38% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 55% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Coconut (#965A3E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#8F5B41 color codes

HEX	`#8F5B41`
RGB	`rgb(143, 91, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 35.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 38%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 55%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 55%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.81, 18.43, 23.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.81, 30.07, 52.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.024, 13.705, 6.801)`
Decimal	`9395009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5B41, 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 #8F5B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	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 #8F5B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5b41; }
.text { color: #8f5b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 91 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5b41, #8f8241); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #8F5B41?: #8F5B41 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coconut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F5B41?: The RGB value is 143, 91, 65: 143 red, 91 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5B41?: The complementary color is #41758F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.