What color is #8E5953?

#8E5953 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E5953?

The RGB value is 142, 89, 83: 142 red, 89 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E5953?

The complementary color is #53888E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E5953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E5953 color

#8E5953 rgb(142, 89, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E5953 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 34.9% green and 32.5% blue (142, 89, 83).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 42% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#8E5953 color codes

HEX	`#8E5953`
RGB	`rgb(142, 89, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 34.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 42%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 42%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.54, 21.1, 12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.54, 24.59, 30.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.29, 13.521, 9.934)`
Decimal	`9328979`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E5953, 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 #8E5953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E5953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #8E5953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e5953; }
.text { color: #8e5953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e5953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 89 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e5953, #8e7753); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8E5953?: #8E5953 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E5953?: The RGB value is 142, 89, 83: 142 red, 89 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E5953?: The complementary color is #53888E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E5953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.