What color is #8F715E?

#8F715E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F715E?

The RGB value is 143, 113, 94: 143 red, 113 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F715E?

The complementary color is #5E7C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F715E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F715E color

#8F715E rgb(143, 113, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F715E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 44.3% green and 36.9% blue (143, 113, 94).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#8F715E color codes

HEX	`#8F715E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 113, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 44.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.05, 8.96, 15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.05, 17.52, 59.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.254, 18.459, 13.136)`
Decimal	`9400670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F715E, 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 #8F715E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F715E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #8F715E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f715e; }
.text { color: #8f715e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f715e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 113 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f715e, #8f8a5e); }

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Questions

What color is #8F715E?: #8F715E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F715E?: The RGB value is 143, 113, 94: 143 red, 113 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F715E?: The complementary color is #5E7C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F715E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.