What color is #8F7A67?

#8F7A67 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7A67?

The RGB value is 143, 122, 103: 143 red, 122 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7A67?

The complementary color is #677C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7A67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7A67 color

#8F7A67 rgb(143, 122, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F7A67 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 47.8% green and 40.4% blue (143, 122, 103).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 28% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#8F7A67 color codes

HEX	`#8F7A67`
RGB	`rgb(143, 122, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 47.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 28%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.66, 5.04, 13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.66, 14.33, 69.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.736, 20.739, 15.74)`
Decimal	`9402983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7A67, 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 #8F7A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #8F7A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7a67; }
.text { color: #8f7a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 122 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7a67, #8f8e67); }

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Questions

What color is #8F7A67?: #8F7A67 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7A67?: The RGB value is 143, 122, 103: 143 red, 122 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7A67?: The complementary color is #677C8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7A67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.