What color is #8C6342?

#8C6342 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C6342?

The RGB value is 140, 99, 66: 140 red, 99 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C6342?

The complementary color is #426B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C6342?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C6342 color

#8C6342 rgb(140, 99, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C6342 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 38.8% green and 25.9% blue (140, 99, 66).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 36% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 53% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wild Horses (#8D6747), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#8C6342 color codes

HEX	`#8C6342`
RGB	`rgb(140, 99, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 38.8%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 36%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 53%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 53%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.49, 12.54, 25.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.49, 28.19, 63.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.261, 14.894, 7.171)`
Decimal	`9200450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C6342, 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 #8C6342	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C6342 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	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 #8C6342 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c6342; }
.text { color: #8c6342; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c6342; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 99 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c6342, #8c8842); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #8C6342?: #8C6342 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C6342?: The RGB value is 140, 99, 66: 140 red, 99 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C6342?: The complementary color is #426B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C6342?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.