What color is #8A544C?

#8A544C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A544C?

The RGB value is 138, 84, 76: 138 red, 84 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A544C?

The complementary color is #4C828A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A544C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A544C color

#8A544C rgb(138, 84, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A544C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 32.9% green and 29.8% blue (138, 84, 76).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 29% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 45% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#8A544C color codes

HEX	`#8A544C`
RGB	`rgb(138, 84, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 32.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 29%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 45%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 45%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.64, 21.51, 14.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.64, 25.76, 33.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.957, 12.267, 8.416)`
Decimal	`9065548`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A544C, 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 #8A544C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A544C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #8A544C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a544c; }
.text { color: #8a544c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a544c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 84 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a544c, #8a734c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8A544C?: #8A544C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A544C?: The RGB value is 138, 84, 76: 138 red, 84 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A544C?: The complementary color is #4C828A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A544C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.