What color is #8F7D6D?

#8F7D6D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F7D6D?

The RGB value is 143, 125, 109: 143 red, 125 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7D6D?

The complementary color is #6D7F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7D6D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7D6D color

#8F7D6D rgb(143, 125, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F7D6D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 49% green and 42.7% blue (143, 125, 109).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#8F7D6D color codes

HEX	`#8F7D6D`
RGB	`rgb(143, 125, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 49%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.61, 4.23, 11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.61, 12.03, 69.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.422, 21.612, 17.508)`
Decimal	`9403757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7D6D, 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 #8F7D6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7D6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #8F7D6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7d6d; }
.text { color: #8f7d6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7d6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 125 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7d6d, #8f8e6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F7D6D?: #8F7D6D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F7D6D?: The RGB value is 143, 125, 109: 143 red, 125 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7D6D?: The complementary color is #6D7F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7D6D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.