What color is #8E522D?

#8E522D is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Ancient Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E522D?

The RGB value is 142, 82, 45: 142 red, 82 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E522D?

The complementary color is #2D698E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E522D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E522D color

#8E522D rgb(142, 82, 45)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E522D is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 32.2% green and 17.6% blue (142, 82, 45).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 52% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 68% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Chest (#99522B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#8E522D color codes

HEX	`#8E522D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 82, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 32.2%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 52%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 68%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 68%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.18, 21.61, 31.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.18, 38.59, 55.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.647, 11.976, 4.022)`
Decimal	`9327149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E522D, 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 #8E522D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E522D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #8E522D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e522d; }
.text { color: #8e522d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e522d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 82 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e522d, #8e832d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #8E522D?: #8E522D is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Ancient Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E522D?: The RGB value is 142, 82, 45: 142 red, 82 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E522D?: The complementary color is #2D698E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E522D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.