What color is #8C7854?

#8C7854 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C7854?

The RGB value is 140, 120, 84: 140 red, 120 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C7854?

The complementary color is #54688C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C7854?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C7854 color

#8C7854 rgb(140, 120, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C7854 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 47.1% green and 32.9% blue (140, 120, 84).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 25% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 40% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#8C7854 color codes

HEX	`#8C7854`
RGB	`rgb(140, 120, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 47.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 25%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 40%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 40%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.44, 2.35, 22.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.44, 22.77, 84.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.132, 19.649, 11.171)`
Decimal	`9205844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C7854, 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 #8C7854	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C7854 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #8C7854 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c7854; }
.text { color: #8c7854; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c7854; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 120 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c7854, #848c54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C7854?: #8C7854 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C7854?: The RGB value is 140, 120, 84: 140 red, 120 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C7854?: The complementary color is #54688C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C7854?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.