What color is #8F6650?

#8F6650 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mocha Delight. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F6650?

The RGB value is 143, 102, 80: 143 red, 102 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6650?

The complementary color is #50798F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6650?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6650 color

#8F6650 rgb(143, 102, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F6650 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 40% green and 31.4% blue (143, 102, 80).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 28% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 44% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Delight (#8E664E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#8F6650 color codes

HEX	`#8F6650`
RGB	`rgb(143, 102, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 40%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 28%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 44%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 44%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.87, 13.59, 18.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.87, 23.33, 54.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.528, 15.923, 9.738)`
Decimal	`9397840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6650, 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 #8F6650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #8F6650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6650; }
.text { color: #8f6650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 102 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6650, #8f8650); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F6650?: #8F6650 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mocha Delight. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F6650?: The RGB value is 143, 102, 80: 143 red, 102 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6650?: The complementary color is #50798F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6650?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.