What color is #8F6D4E?

#8F6D4E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F6D4E?

The RGB value is 143, 109, 78: 143 red, 109 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6D4E?

The complementary color is #4E708F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6D4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6D4E color

#8F6D4E rgb(143, 109, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F6D4E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 42.7% green and 30.6% blue (143, 109, 78).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 45% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Barrel Aged (#8B6945), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#8F6D4E color codes

HEX	`#8F6D4E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 109, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 42.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 29%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 45%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 45%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.67, 9.29, 22.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.67, 24.35, 67.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.172, 17.328, 9.594)`
Decimal	`9399630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6D4E, 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 #8F6D4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6D4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #8F6D4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6d4e; }
.text { color: #8f6d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6d4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 109 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6d4e, #8f8d4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F6D4E?: #8F6D4E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F6D4E?: The RGB value is 143, 109, 78: 143 red, 109 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6D4E?: The complementary color is #4E708F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6D4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.