What color is #8F6928?

#8F6928 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Aged Antics. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F6928?

The RGB value is 143, 105, 40: 143 red, 105 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6928?

The complementary color is #284E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6928?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6928 color

#8F6928 rgb(143, 105, 40)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F6928 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 41.2% green and 15.7% blue (143, 105, 40).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 56% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 72% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aged Antics (#886B2E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#8F6928 color codes

HEX	`#8F6928`
RGB	`rgb(143, 105, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 41.2%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 56%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 72%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 72%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.1, 8.41, 41.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.1, 41.91, 78.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.763, 16.097, 4.231)`
Decimal	`9398568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6928, 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 #8F6928	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6928 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #8F6928 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6928; }
.text { color: #8f6928; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6928; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 105 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6928, #818f28); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #8F6928?: #8F6928 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Aged Antics. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F6928?: The RGB value is 143, 105, 40: 143 red, 105 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6928?: The complementary color is #284E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6928?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.