What color is #8F7962?

#8F7962 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7962?

The RGB value is 143, 121, 98: 143 red, 121 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7962?

The complementary color is #62788F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7962?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7962 color

#8F7962 rgb(143, 121, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F7962 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 47.5% green and 38.4% blue (143, 121, 98).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 31% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#8F7962 color codes

HEX	`#8F7962`
RGB	`rgb(143, 121, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 47.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 31%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 31%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.28, 4.89, 15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.28, 16.53, 72.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.37, 20.397, 14.417)`
Decimal	`9402722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7962, 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 #8F7962	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7962 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #8F7962 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7962; }
.text { color: #8f7962; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7962; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 121 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7962, #8f8f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F7962?: #8F7962 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7962?: The RGB value is 143, 121, 98: 143 red, 121 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7962?: The complementary color is #62788F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7962?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.