What color is #8A7F53?

#8A7F53 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A7F53?

The RGB value is 138, 127, 83: 138 red, 127 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A7F53?

The complementary color is #535E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A7F53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A7F53 color

#8A7F53 rgb(138, 127, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A7F53 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 49.8% green and 32.5% blue (138, 127, 83).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 25% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 40% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#8A7F53 color codes

HEX	`#8A7F53`
RGB	`rgb(138, 127, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 49.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 25%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 40%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.18, -2.61, 25.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.18, 25.58, 95.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.632, 21.207, 11.241)`
Decimal	`9076563`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A7F53, 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 #8A7F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A7F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #8A7F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a7f53; }
.text { color: #8a7f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a7f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 127 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a7f53, #7a8a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A7F53?: #8A7F53 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A7F53?: The RGB value is 138, 127, 83: 138 red, 127 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A7F53?: The complementary color is #535E8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A7F53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.