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#8F682D Color

#8F682D is rgb(143, 104, 45) in RGB, hsl(36, 52%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 69%, 44%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.58. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8F682D
HEX#8F682D
RGBrgb(143, 104, 45)
HSLhsl(36, 52%, 37%)
HSVhsv(36, 69%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 69%, 44%)
OKLCHoklch(54.6% 0.091 75)
LABlab(47.23% 11.54 38.60)
LCHlch(47.23% 40.29 73.36)

What #8F682D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8F682D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#8F682D Channel Values

How #8F682D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 143 · G 104 · B 458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 52% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 69% · V 56%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 69% · K 44%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.02:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8F682D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8F682D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8F682D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #8F682D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #8F682D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8F682D
Protanopia#70702C
Protanomaly#7E6D2D
Deuteranopia#777729
Deuteranomaly#81712B
Tritanopia#926363
Tritanomaly#916552
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #8F682D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8f682d: #8F682D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8F682D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8f682d': '#8F682D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.561, green: 0.408, blue: 0.176)
Android XML<color name="color_8f682d">#8F682D</color>
SVG fillfill="#8F682D"

More Brown Colors

#8F682D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#8F682D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8F682D?

#8F682D is a dark brown — rgb(143, 104, 45) in RGB and hsl(36, 52%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #8F682D?

#8F682D is rgb(143, 104, 45) — red 143, green 104, and blue 45 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8F682D?

#8F682D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 69%, 44%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8F682D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8F682D scores 5.02:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8F682D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8F682D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 19.2, which is visibly different.

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