What color is #8A594E?

#8A594E 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 #8A594E?

The RGB value is 138, 89, 78: 138 red, 89 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A594E?

The complementary color is #4E7F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A594E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A594E color

#8A594E rgb(138, 89, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A594E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 34.9% green and 30.6% blue (138, 89, 78).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 28% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 43% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#8A594E color codes

HEX	`#8A594E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 89, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 34.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 28%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 43%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 43%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.91, 18.82, 14.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.91, 23.89, 38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.429, 13.099, 8.922)`
Decimal	`9066830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A594E, 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 #8A594E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A594E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #8A594E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a594e; }
.text { color: #8a594e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a594e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 89 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a594e, #8a774e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8A594E?: #8A594E 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 #8A594E?: The RGB value is 138, 89, 78: 138 red, 89 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A594E?: The complementary color is #4E7F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A594E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.