What color is #8F8179?

#8F8179 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8179?

The RGB value is 143, 129, 121: 143 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8179?

The complementary color is #79878F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8179?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8179 color

#8F8179 rgb(143, 129, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8179 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 50.6% green and 47.5% blue (143, 129, 121).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#8F8179 color codes

HEX	`#8F8179`
RGB	`rgb(143, 129, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 50.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 15%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.99, 3.9, 6.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.99, 7.38, 58.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.629, 22.921, 21.318)`
Decimal	`9404793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8179, 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 #8F8179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #8F8179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8179; }
.text { color: #8f8179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 129 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8179, #8f8c79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F8179?: #8F8179 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8179?: The RGB value is 143, 129, 121: 143 red, 129 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8179?: The complementary color is #79878F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8179?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.