What color is #8A806C?

#8A806C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A806C?

The RGB value is 138, 128, 108: 138 red, 128 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A806C?

The complementary color is #6C768A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A806C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A806C color

#8A806C rgb(138, 128, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8A806C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 50.2% green and 42.4% blue (138, 128, 108).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#8A806C color codes

HEX	`#8A806C`
RGB	`rgb(138, 128, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 50.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 22%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.95, 0.33, 12.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.95, 12.25, 88.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.907, 21.925, 17.315)`
Decimal	`9076844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A806C, 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 #8A806C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A806C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #8A806C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a806c; }
.text { color: #8a806c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a806c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 128 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a806c, #858a6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8A806C?: #8A806C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A806C?: The RGB value is 138, 128, 108: 138 red, 128 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A806C?: The complementary color is #6C768A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A806C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.