What color is #8F837B?

#8F837B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F837B?

The RGB value is 143, 131, 123: 143 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F837B?

The complementary color is #7B878F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F837B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F837B color

#8F837B rgb(143, 131, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8F837B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 51.4% green and 48.2% blue (143, 131, 123).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 8% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 14% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hurricane (#8B7E77), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#8F837B color codes

HEX	`#8F837B`
RGB	`rgb(143, 131, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 51.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 8%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 14%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 14%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.59, 3.1, 5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.59, 6.72, 62.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.019, 23.503, 22.059)`
Decimal	`9405307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F837B, 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 #8F837B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F837B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #8F837B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f837b; }
.text { color: #8f837b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f837b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 131 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f837b, #8f8d7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #8F837B?: #8F837B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Hurricane. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F837B?: The RGB value is 143, 131, 123: 143 red, 131 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F837B?: The complementary color is #7B878F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F837B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.