What color is #8F8278?

#8F8278 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8278?

The RGB value is 143, 130, 120: 143 red, 130 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8278?

The complementary color is #78858F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8278 color

#8F8278 rgb(143, 130, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8278 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 51% green and 47.1% blue (143, 130, 120).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#8F8278 color codes

HEX	`#8F8278`
RGB	`rgb(143, 130, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 51%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.24, 3.16, 7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.24, 7.86, 66.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.7, 23.161, 21.04)`
Decimal	`9405048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8278, 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 #8F8278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #8F8278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8278; }
.text { color: #8f8278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 130 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8278, #8f8d78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8F8278?: #8F8278 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8278?: The RGB value is 143, 130, 120: 143 red, 130 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8278?: The complementary color is #78858F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.