What color is #8F8262?

#8F8262 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8262?

The RGB value is 143, 130, 98: 143 red, 130 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8262?

The complementary color is #626F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8262?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8262 color

#8F8262 rgb(143, 130, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F8262 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 51% green and 38.4% blue (143, 130, 98).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 31% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#8F8262 color codes

HEX	`#8F8262`
RGB	`rgb(143, 130, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 51%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 31%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 31%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.75, -0.23, 19.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.75, 19.15, 90.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.515, 22.687, 14.799)`
Decimal	`9405026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8262, 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 #8F8262	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8262 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #8F8262 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8262; }
.text { color: #8f8262; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8262; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 130 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8262, #868f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8262?: #8F8262 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8262?: The RGB value is 143, 130, 98: 143 red, 130 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8262?: The complementary color is #626F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8262?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.