What color is #8A6F64?

#8A6F64 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A6F64?

The RGB value is 138, 111, 100: 138 red, 111 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6F64?

The complementary color is #647F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6F64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6F64 color

#8A6F64 rgb(138, 111, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A6F64 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 43.5% green and 39.2% blue (138, 111, 100).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 28% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#8A6F64 color codes

HEX	`#8A6F64`
RGB	`rgb(138, 111, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 43.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 28%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 28%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.12, 8.89, 10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.12, 13.5, 48.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.466, 17.693, 14.497)`
Decimal	`9072484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6F64, 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 #8A6F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #8A6F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6f64; }
.text { color: #8a6f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 111 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6f64, #8a8264); }

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Questions

What color is #8A6F64?: #8A6F64 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A6F64?: The RGB value is 138, 111, 100: 138 red, 111 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6F64?: The complementary color is #647F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6F64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.