What color is #8D6B45?

#8D6B45 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 #8D6B45?

The RGB value is 141, 107, 69: 141 red, 107 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6B45?

The complementary color is #45678D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6B45 color

#8D6B45 rgb(141, 107, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D6B45 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 42% green and 27.1% blue (141, 107, 69).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 34% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 51% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Barrel Aged (#8B6945), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#8D6B45 color codes

HEX	`#8D6B45`
RGB	`rgb(141, 107, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 42%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 34%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 51%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 51%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.76, 8.61, 26.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.76, 27.81, 71.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.317, 16.609, 7.923)`
Decimal	`9268037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6B45, 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 #8D6B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #8D6B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6b45; }
.text { color: #8d6b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 107 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6b45, #8b8d45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D6B45?: #8D6B45 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 #8D6B45?: The RGB value is 141, 107, 69: 141 red, 107 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6B45?: The complementary color is #45678D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.