What color is #8E5131?

#8E5131 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hello Fall. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E5131?

The RGB value is 142, 81, 49: 142 red, 81 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E5131?

The complementary color is #316E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E5131?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E5131 color

#8E5131 rgb(142, 81, 49)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E5131 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 31.8% green and 19.2% blue (142, 81, 49).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 49% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 65% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hello Fall (#995533), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#8E5131 color codes

HEX	`#8E5131`
RGB	`rgb(142, 81, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 31.8%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 49%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 65%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 65%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.99, 22.45, 29.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.99, 37.08, 52.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.653, 11.859, 4.422)`
Decimal	`9326897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E5131, 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 #8E5131	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E5131 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #8E5131 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e5131; }
.text { color: #8e5131; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e5131; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 81 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e5131, #8e7f31); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #8E5131?: #8E5131 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hello Fall. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E5131?: The RGB value is 142, 81, 49: 142 red, 81 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E5131?: The complementary color is #316E8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E5131?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.