What color is #8A7E46?

#8A7E46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7E46?

The RGB value is 138, 126, 70: 138 red, 126 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7E46?

The complementary color is #46528A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7E46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7E46 color

#8A7E46 rgb(138, 126, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A7E46 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 49.4% green and 27.5% blue (138, 126, 70).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 33% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Capers (#897A3E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#8A7E46 color codes

HEX	`#8A7E46`
RGB	`rgb(138, 126, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 49.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 33%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.69, -3.5, 31.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.69, 32.16, 96.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.048, 20.768, 8.798)`
Decimal	`9076294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7E46, 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 #8A7E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #8A7E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7e46; }
.text { color: #8a7e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 126 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7e46, #748a46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #8A7E46?: #8A7E46 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7E46?: The RGB value is 138, 126, 70: 138 red, 126 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7E46?: The complementary color is #46528A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7E46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.