What color is #8D6A45?

#8D6A45 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6A45?

The RGB value is 141, 106, 69: 141 red, 106 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6A45?

The complementary color is #45688D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6A45 color

#8D6A45 rgb(141, 106, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D6A45 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 41.6% green and 27.1% blue (141, 106, 69).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 34% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 51% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Barrel Aged (#8B6945), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#8D6A45 color codes

HEX	`#8D6A45`
RGB	`rgb(141, 106, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 41.6%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 34%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 51%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 51%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.5, 9.19, 26.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.5, 27.67, 70.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.214, 16.402, 7.888)`
Decimal	`9267781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6A45, 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 #8D6A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #8D6A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6a45; }
.text { color: #8d6a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 106 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6a45, #8c8d45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D6A45?: #8D6A45 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6A45?: The RGB value is 141, 106, 69: 141 red, 106 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6A45?: The complementary color is #45688D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.