What color is #8A603C?

#8A603C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cocoa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A603C?

The RGB value is 138, 96, 60: 138 red, 96 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A603C?

The complementary color is #3C668A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A603C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A603C color

#8A603C rgb(138, 96, 60)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A603C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 37.6% green and 23.5% blue (138, 96, 60).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 39% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 57% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Cocoa (#875F42), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#8A603C color codes

HEX	`#8A603C`
RGB	`rgb(138, 96, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 37.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 39%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 57%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 57%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.37, 12.84, 27.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.37, 30.1, 64.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.481, 14.096, 6.18)`
Decimal	`9068604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A603C, 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 #8A603C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A603C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #8A603C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a603c; }
.text { color: #8a603c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a603c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 96 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a603c, #8a873c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #8A603C?: #8A603C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cocoa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A603C?: The RGB value is 138, 96, 60: 138 red, 96 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A603C?: The complementary color is #3C668A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A603C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.