What color is #8F8569?

#8F8569 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F8569?

The RGB value is 143, 133, 105: 143 red, 133 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F8569?

The complementary color is #69738F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F8569?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F8569 color

#8F8569 rgb(143, 133, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F8569 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 52.2% green and 41.2% blue (143, 133, 105).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 15% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#8F8569 color codes

HEX	`#8F8569`
RGB	`rgb(143, 133, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 52.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 15%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.72, -0.92, 16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.72, 16.52, 93.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.265, 23.635, 16.751)`
Decimal	`9405801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F8569, 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 #8F8569	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8F8569 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #8F8569 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f8569; }
.text { color: #8f8569; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f8569; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 133 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f8569, #868f69); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8F8569?: #8F8569 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F8569?: The RGB value is 143, 133, 105: 143 red, 133 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F8569?: The complementary color is #69738F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F8569?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.