What color is #8E5856?

#8E5856 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E5856?

The RGB value is 142, 88, 86: 142 red, 88 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E5856?

The complementary color is #568C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E5856?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E5856 color

#8E5856 rgb(142, 88, 86)

Shades of red

The hex color #8E5856 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 34.5% green and 33.7% blue (142, 88, 86).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 39% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#8E5856 color codes

HEX	`#8E5856`
RGB	`rgb(142, 88, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 34.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 39%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.36, 22.05, 10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.36, 24.45, 25.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.325, 13.403, 10.53)`
Decimal	`9328726`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E5856, 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 #8E5856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E5856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #8E5856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e5856; }
.text { color: #8e5856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e5856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 88 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e5856, #8e7456); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8E5856?: #8E5856 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E5856?: The RGB value is 142, 88, 86: 142 red, 88 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E5856?: The complementary color is #568C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E5856?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.