What color is #8A643E?

#8A643E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A643E?

The RGB value is 138, 100, 62: 138 red, 100 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A643E?

The complementary color is #3E648A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A643E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A643E color

#8A643E rgb(138, 100, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A643E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 39.2% green and 24.3% blue (138, 100, 62).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 38% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 55% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Barrel Aged (#8B6945), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#8A643E color codes

HEX	`#8A643E`
RGB	`rgb(138, 100, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 39.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 38%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 55%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 55%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.45, 10.68, 27.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.45, 29.44, 68.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.909, 14.867, 6.588)`
Decimal	`9069630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A643E, 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 #8A643E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A643E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #8A643E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a643e; }
.text { color: #8a643e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a643e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 100 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a643e, #8a8a3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #8A643E?: #8A643E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A643E?: The RGB value is 138, 100, 62: 138 red, 100 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A643E?: The complementary color is #3E648A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A643E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.