What color is #8E664E?

#8E664E is a desaturated orange known as Mocha Delight. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mocha Delight?

The RGB value is 142, 102, 78: 142 red, 102 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mocha Delight?

The complementary color is #4E768E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E664E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mocha Delight color: hex code #8E664E

#8E664E rgb(142, 102, 78)

Shades of brown

Mocha Delight has the hex code #8E664E. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 40% green and 30.6% blue (142, 102, 78).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 29% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 45% yellow and 44% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

Mocha Delight (#8E664E) color codes

HEX	`#8E664E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 102, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 40%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 29%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 45%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 45%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.72, 12.93, 19.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.72, 23.74, 56.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.283, 15.805, 9.347)`
Decimal	`9332302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mocha Delight, 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 #8E664E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E664E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #8E664E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e664e; }
.text { color: #8e664e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e664e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 102 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e664e, #8e864e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #8E664E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8E664E?: #8E664E is a desaturated orange known as Mocha Delight. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mocha Delight?: The RGB value is 142, 102, 78: 142 red, 102 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mocha Delight?: The complementary color is #4E768E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E664E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.