What color is #8A7348?

#8A7348 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7348?

The RGB value is 138, 115, 72: 138 red, 115 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7348?

The complementary color is #485F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7348?

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

#8A7348 color

#8A7348 rgb(138, 115, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A7348 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 45.1% green and 28.2% blue (138, 115, 72).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 31% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 48% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#8A7348 color codes

HEX	`#8A7348`
RGB	`rgb(138, 115, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 45.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 31%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 48%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 48%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.66, 2.96, 27.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.66, 27.24, 83.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.782, 18.133, 8.693)`
Decimal	`9073480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7348, 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 #8A7348	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A7348 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #8A7348 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7348; }
.text { color: #8a7348; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7348; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 115 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7348, #808a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A7348?: #8A7348 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7348?: The RGB value is 138, 115, 72: 138 red, 115 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7348?: The complementary color is #485F8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7348?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.