What color is #8C826E?

#8C826E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C826E?

The RGB value is 140, 130, 110: 140 red, 130 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C826E?

The complementary color is #6E788C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C826E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C826E color

#8C826E rgb(140, 130, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #8C826E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 51% green and 43.1% blue (140, 130, 110).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 12% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#8C826E color codes

HEX	`#8C826E`
RGB	`rgb(140, 130, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 51%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 12%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.73, 0.32, 12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.73, 12.21, 88.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.612, 22.667, 17.985)`
Decimal	`9208430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C826E, 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 #8C826E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C826E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #8C826E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c826e; }
.text { color: #8c826e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c826e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 130 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c826e, #878c6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8C826E?: #8C826E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C826E?: The RGB value is 140, 130, 110: 140 red, 130 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C826E?: The complementary color is #6E788C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C826E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.