What color is #8A8160?

#8A8160 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A8160?

The RGB value is 138, 129, 96: 138 red, 129 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A8160?

The complementary color is #60698A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A8160?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A8160 color

#8A8160 rgb(138, 129, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8A8160 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 50.6% green and 37.6% blue (138, 129, 96).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 30% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#8A8160 color codes

HEX	`#8A8160`
RGB	`rgb(138, 129, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 50.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 30%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.97, -2.03, 19.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.97, 19.27, 96.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.443, 21.949, 14.224)`
Decimal	`9077088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A8160, 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 #8A8160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8A8160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #8A8160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a8160; }
.text { color: #8a8160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a8160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 129 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a8160, #7e8a60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8A8160?: #8A8160 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A8160?: The RGB value is 138, 129, 96: 138 red, 129 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A8160?: The complementary color is #60698A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A8160?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.