What color is #8F7145?

#8F7145 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7145?

The RGB value is 143, 113, 69: 143 red, 113 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7145?

The complementary color is #45638F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7145?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7145 color

#8F7145 rgb(143, 113, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F7145 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 44.3% green and 27.1% blue (143, 113, 69).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 35% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 52% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#8F7145 color codes

HEX	`#8F7145`
RGB	`rgb(143, 113, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 44.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 35%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 52%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 52%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.59, 6.03, 28.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.59, 29.41, 78.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.308, 18.081, 8.155)`
Decimal	`9400645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7145, 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 #8F7145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F7145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	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 #8F7145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7145; }
.text { color: #8f7145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 113 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7145, #888f45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F7145?: #8F7145 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7145?: The RGB value is 143, 113, 69: 143 red, 113 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7145?: The complementary color is #45638F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7145?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.