What color is #8A7C59?

#8A7C59 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7C59?

The RGB value is 138, 124, 89: 138 red, 124 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7C59?

The complementary color is #59678A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7C59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7C59 color

#8A7C59 rgb(138, 124, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A7C59 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 48.6% green and 34.9% blue (138, 124, 89).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 36% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#8A7C59 color codes

HEX	`#8A7C59`
RGB	`rgb(138, 124, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 48.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 36%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 36%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.44, -0.15, 21.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.44, 21.1, 90.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.492, 20.54, 12.387)`
Decimal	`9075801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7C59, 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 #8A7C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #8A7C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7c59; }
.text { color: #8a7c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 124 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7c59, #7f8a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A7C59?: #8A7C59 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7C59?: The RGB value is 138, 124, 89: 138 red, 124 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7C59?: The complementary color is #59678A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7C59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.