What color is #8F8377?

#8F8377 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8377?

The RGB value is 143, 131, 119: 143 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8377?

The complementary color is #77838F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8377 color

#8F8377 rgb(143, 131, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F8377 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 51.4% green and 46.7% blue (143, 131, 119).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 10% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 17% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Teakwood (#8D7E6D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#8F8377 color codes

HEX	`#8F8377`
RGB	`rgb(143, 131, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 51.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 10%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 17%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 17%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.49, 2.42, 8.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.49, 8.48, 73.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.774, 23.405, 20.767)`
Decimal	`9405303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8377, 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 #8F8377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #8F8377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8377; }
.text { color: #8f8377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 131 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8377, #8f8f77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8F8377?: #8F8377 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Teakwood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8377?: The RGB value is 143, 131, 119: 143 red, 131 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8377?: The complementary color is #77838F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.