What color is #8F7969?

#8F7969 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7969?

The RGB value is 143, 121, 105: 143 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7969?

The complementary color is #697F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7969?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7969 color

#8F7969 rgb(143, 121, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F7969 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 47.5% green and 41.2% blue (143, 121, 105).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#8F7969 color codes

HEX	`#8F7969`
RGB	`rgb(143, 121, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 47.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.44, 5.91, 11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.44, 13.33, 63.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.715, 20.535, 16.234)`
Decimal	`9402729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7969, 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 #8F7969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #8F7969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7969; }
.text { color: #8f7969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 121 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7969, #8f8c69); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F7969?: #8F7969 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7969?: The RGB value is 143, 121, 105: 143 red, 121 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7969?: The complementary color is #697F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7969?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.