What color is #8F7269?

#8F7269 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7269?

The RGB value is 143, 114, 105: 143 red, 114 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7269?

The complementary color is #69868F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7269?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7269 color

#8F7269 rgb(143, 114, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F7269 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 44.7% green and 41.2% blue (143, 114, 105).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#8F7269 color codes

HEX	`#8F7269`
RGB	`rgb(143, 114, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 44.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.56, 9.96, 9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.56, 13.63, 43.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.895, 18.895, 15.961)`
Decimal	`9400937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7269, 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 #8F7269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #8F7269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7269; }
.text { color: #8f7269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 114 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7269, #8f8569); }

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Questions

What color is #8F7269?: #8F7269 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7269?: The RGB value is 143, 114, 105: 143 red, 114 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7269?: The complementary color is #69868F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7269?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.