What color is #8F8361?

#8F8361 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 #8F8361?

The RGB value is 143, 131, 97: 143 red, 131 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8361?

The complementary color is #616D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8361?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8361 color

#8F8361 rgb(143, 131, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F8361 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 51.4% green and 38% blue (143, 131, 97).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 32% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#8F8361 color codes

HEX	`#8F8361`
RGB	`rgb(143, 131, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 51.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 32%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.01, -0.93, 20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.01, 20.09, 92.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.602, 22.936, 14.596)`
Decimal	`9405281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8361, 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 #8F8361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #8F8361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8361; }
.text { color: #8f8361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 131 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8361, #848f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8F8361?: #8F8361 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 #8F8361?: The RGB value is 143, 131, 97: 143 red, 131 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8361?: The complementary color is #616D8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8361?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.