What color is #8F775E?

#8F775E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F775E?

The RGB value is 143, 119, 94: 143 red, 119 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F775E?

The complementary color is #5E768F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F775E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F775E color

#8F775E rgb(143, 119, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F775E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 46.7% green and 36.9% blue (143, 119, 94).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#8F775E color codes

HEX	`#8F775E`
RGB	`rgb(143, 119, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 46.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.66, 5.49, 17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.66, 18.11, 72.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.945, 19.842, 13.367)`
Decimal	`9402206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F775E, 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 #8F775E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F775E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #8F775E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f775e; }
.text { color: #8f775e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f775e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 119 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f775e, #8f8f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F775E?: #8F775E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F775E?: The RGB value is 143, 119, 94: 143 red, 119 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F775E?: The complementary color is #5E768F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F775E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.