What color is #8C4A2F?

#8C4A2F is a dark, desaturated orange known as Gingerbread. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gingerbread?

The RGB value is 140, 74, 47: 140 red, 74 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gingerbread?

The complementary color is #2F718C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C4A2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gingerbread color: hex code #8C4A2F

#8C4A2F rgb(140, 74, 47)

Shades of brown

Gingerbread has the hex code #8C4A2F. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 29% green and 18.4% blue (140, 74, 47).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 50% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 66% yellow and 45% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

Gingerbread (#8C4A2F) color codes

HEX	`#8C4A2F`
RGB	`rgb(140, 74, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 29%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 50%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 66%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 66%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.04, 25.43, 28.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.04, 38.03, 48.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.778, 10.68, 4.025)`
Decimal	`9194031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gingerbread, 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 #8C4A2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C4A2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	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 #8C4A2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c4a2f; }
.text { color: #8c4a2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c4a2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 74 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c4a2f, #8c792f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

See #8C4A2F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8C4A2F?: #8C4A2F is a dark, desaturated orange known as Gingerbread. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gingerbread?: The RGB value is 140, 74, 47: 140 red, 74 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gingerbread?: The complementary color is #2F718C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C4A2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.