What color is #8F7561?

#8F7561 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7561?

The RGB value is 143, 117, 97: 143 red, 117 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7561?

The complementary color is #617B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7561?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7561 color

#8F7561 rgb(143, 117, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F7561 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 45.9% green and 38% blue (143, 117, 97).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 32% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#8F7561 color codes

HEX	`#8F7561`
RGB	`rgb(143, 117, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 45.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 32%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.18, 7.06, 14.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.18, 16.45, 64.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.847, 19.426, 14.011)`
Decimal	`9401697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7561, 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 #8F7561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #8F7561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7561; }
.text { color: #8f7561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 117 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7561, #8f8c61); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F7561?: #8F7561 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7561?: The RGB value is 143, 117, 97: 143 red, 117 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7561?: The complementary color is #617B8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7561?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.