What color is #8F7361?

#8F7361 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7361?

The RGB value is 143, 115, 97: 143 red, 115 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7361?

The complementary color is #617D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7361?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7361 color

#8F7361 rgb(143, 115, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F7361 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 45.1% green and 38% blue (143, 115, 97).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 32% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#8F7361 color codes

HEX	`#8F7361`
RGB	`rgb(143, 115, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 45.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 32%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.65, 8.21, 14.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.65, 16.34, 59.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.616, 18.965, 13.934)`
Decimal	`9401185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7361, 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 #8F7361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #8F7361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7361; }
.text { color: #8f7361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 115 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7361, #8f8a61); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F7361?: #8F7361 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7361?: The RGB value is 143, 115, 97: 143 red, 115 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7361?: The complementary color is #617D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7361?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.