What color is #8A5E54?

#8A5E54 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A5E54?

The RGB value is 138, 94, 84: 138 red, 94 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A5E54?

The complementary color is #54808A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A5E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A5E54 color

#8A5E54 rgb(138, 94, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A5E54 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 36.9% green and 32.9% blue (138, 94, 84).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 24% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 39% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#8A5E54 color codes

HEX	`#8A5E54`
RGB	`rgb(138, 94, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 36.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 24%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 39%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 39%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.3, 16.63, 12.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.3, 21.1, 37.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.085, 14.05, 10.25)`
Decimal	`9068116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A5E54, 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 #8A5E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A5E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #8A5E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a5e54; }
.text { color: #8a5e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a5e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 94 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a5e54, #8a7954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8A5E54?: #8A5E54 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A5E54?: The RGB value is 138, 94, 84: 138 red, 94 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A5E54?: The complementary color is #54808A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A5E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.