What color is #8D4A31?

#8D4A31 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gingerbread. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D4A31?

The RGB value is 141, 74, 49: 141 red, 74 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D4A31?

The complementary color is #31748D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D4A31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D4A31 color

#8D4A31 rgb(141, 74, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D4A31 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 29% green and 19.2% blue (141, 74, 49).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 48% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 65% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Gingerbread (#8C4A2F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#8D4A31 color codes

HEX	`#8D4A31`
RGB	`rgb(141, 74, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 29%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 48%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 65%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 65%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.21, 26, 27.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.21, 37.74, 46.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.989, 10.784, 4.25)`
Decimal	`9259569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D4A31, 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 #8D4A31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D4A31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #8D4A31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d4a31; }
.text { color: #8d4a31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d4a31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 74 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d4a31, #8d7831); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8D4A31?: #8D4A31 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Gingerbread. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D4A31?: The RGB value is 141, 74, 49: 141 red, 74 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D4A31?: The complementary color is #31748D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D4A31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.