What color is #8F7948?

#8F7948 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7948?

The RGB value is 143, 121, 72: 143 red, 121 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7948?

The complementary color is #485E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7948?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7948 color

#8F7948 rgb(143, 121, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F7948 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 47.5% green and 28.2% blue (143, 121, 72).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 33% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 50% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#8F7948 color codes

HEX	`#8F7948`
RGB	`rgb(143, 121, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 47.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 33%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 50%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 50%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.82, 1.74, 29.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.82, 29.96, 86.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.335, 19.983, 8.968)`
Decimal	`9402696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7948, 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 #8F7948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #8F7948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7948; }
.text { color: #8f7948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 121 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7948, #828f48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F7948?: #8F7948 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7948?: The RGB value is 143, 121, 72: 143 red, 121 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7948?: The complementary color is #485E8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7948?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.