What color is #8F7E70?

#8F7E70 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 #8F7E70?

The RGB value is 143, 126, 112: 143 red, 126 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F7E70?

The complementary color is #70818F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F7E70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F7E70 color

#8F7E70 rgb(143, 126, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F7E70 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 49.4% green and 43.9% blue (143, 126, 112).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#8F7E70 color codes

HEX	`#8F7E70`
RGB	`rgb(143, 126, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 49.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.95, 4.13, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.95, 10.82, 67.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.713, 21.932, 18.416)`
Decimal	`9404016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F7E70, 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 #8F7E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F7E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #8F7E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f7e70; }
.text { color: #8f7e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f7e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 126 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f7e70, #8f8e70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F7E70?: #8F7E70 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 #8F7E70?: The RGB value is 143, 126, 112: 143 red, 126 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F7E70?: The complementary color is #70818F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F7E70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.