What color is #8A6132?

#8A6132 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A6132?

The RGB value is 138, 97, 50: 138 red, 97 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6132?

The complementary color is #325B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6132?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6132 color

#8A6132 rgb(138, 97, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A6132 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 38% green and 19.6% blue (138, 97, 50).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 47% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 64% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Hot Curry (#815B28), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#8A6132 color codes

HEX	`#8A6132`
RGB	`rgb(138, 97, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 38%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 47%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 64%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 64%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.5, 11.43, 32.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.5, 34.86, 70.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.333, 14.184, 4.947)`
Decimal	`9068850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6132, 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 #8A6132	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6132 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #8A6132 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6132; }
.text { color: #8a6132; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6132; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 97 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6132, #878a32); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brown.

Questions

What color is #8A6132?: #8A6132 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A6132?: The RGB value is 138, 97, 50: 138 red, 97 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6132?: The complementary color is #325B8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6132?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.