What color is #8A7D49?

#8A7D49 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7D49?

The RGB value is 138, 125, 73: 138 red, 125 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7D49?

The complementary color is #49568A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7D49?

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.

#8A7D49 color

#8A7D49 rgb(138, 125, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A7D49 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 49% green and 28.6% blue (138, 125, 73).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 31% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 47% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Capers (#897A3E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8A7D49 color codes

HEX	`#8A7D49`
RGB	`rgb(138, 125, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 49%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 31%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 47%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 47%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.46, -2.62, 30.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.46, 30.17, 94.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.018, 20.552, 9.267)`
Decimal	`9076041`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7D49, 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 #8A7D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7D49 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 #8A7D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7d49; }
.text { color: #8a7d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 125 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7d49, #768a49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A7D49?: #8A7D49 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7D49?: The RGB value is 138, 125, 73: 138 red, 125 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7D49?: The complementary color is #49568A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7D49?: 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.