What color is #8C8369?

#8C8369 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C8369?

The RGB value is 140, 131, 105: 140 red, 131 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C8369?

The complementary color is #69728C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C8369?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C8369 color

#8C8369 rgb(140, 131, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C8369 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 51.4% green and 41.2% blue (140, 131, 105).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 25% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#8C8369 color codes

HEX	`#8C8369`
RGB	`rgb(140, 131, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 51.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 25%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.9, -1.02, 15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.9, 15.35, 93.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.481, 22.828, 16.637)`
Decimal	`9208681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C8369, 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 #8C8369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8C8369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #8C8369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c8369; }
.text { color: #8c8369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c8369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 131 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c8369, #848c69); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C8369?: #8C8369 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C8369?: The RGB value is 140, 131, 105: 140 red, 131 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C8369?: The complementary color is #69728C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C8369?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.