What color is #8A7E4A?

#8A7E4A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7E4A?

The RGB value is 138, 126, 74: 138 red, 126 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7E4A?

The complementary color is #4A568A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7E4A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7E4A color

#8A7E4A rgb(138, 126, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A7E4A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 49.4% green and 29% blue (138, 126, 74).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 30% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 46% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#8A7E4A color codes

HEX	`#8A7E4A`
RGB	`rgb(138, 126, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 49.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 30%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 46%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 46%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.75, -3.08, 29.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.75, 30.04, 95.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.179, 20.82, 9.486)`
Decimal	`9076298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7E4A, 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 #8A7E4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7E4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #8A7E4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7e4a; }
.text { color: #8a7e4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7e4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 126 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7e4a, #768a4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A7E4A?: #8A7E4A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7E4A?: The RGB value is 138, 126, 74: 138 red, 126 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7E4A?: The complementary color is #4A568A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7E4A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.