What color is #8E533A?

#8E533A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Annatto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E533A?

The RGB value is 142, 83, 58: 142 red, 83 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E533A?

The complementary color is #3A758E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E533A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E533A color

#8E533A rgb(142, 83, 58)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E533A is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 32.5% green and 22.7% blue (142, 83, 58).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 42% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 59% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Annatto (#8C5341), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#8E533A color codes

HEX	`#8E533A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 83, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 32.5%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 42%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 59%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 59%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.6, 22, 25.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.6, 33.34, 48.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.013, 12.244, 5.575)`
Decimal	`9327418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E533A, 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 #8E533A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E533A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #8E533A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e533a; }
.text { color: #8e533a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e533a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 83 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e533a, #8e7d3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #8E533A?: #8E533A is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Annatto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E533A?: The RGB value is 142, 83, 58: 142 red, 83 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E533A?: The complementary color is #3A758E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E533A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.