What color is #8E4E00?

#8E4E00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Mochaccino. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E4E00?

The RGB value is 142, 78, 0: 142 red, 78 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E4E00?

The complementary color is #00408E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E4E00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E4E00 color

#8E4E00 rgb(142, 78, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E4E00 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 30.6% green and 0% blue (142, 78, 0).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 100% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mochaccino (#945200), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#8E4E00 color codes

HEX	`#8E4E00`
RGB	`rgb(142, 78, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 30.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 100%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.92, 22.29, 49.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.92, 54.02, 65.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.881, 11.201, 1.431)`
Decimal	`9326080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E4E00, 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 #8E4E00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E4E00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #8E4E00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e4e00; }
.text { color: #8e4e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e4e00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 78 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e4e00, #878e00); }

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Questions

What color is #8E4E00?: #8E4E00 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Mochaccino. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E4E00?: The RGB value is 142, 78, 0: 142 red, 78 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E4E00?: The complementary color is #00408E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E4E00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.