What color is #8E6553?

#8E6553 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Weathered Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E6553?

The RGB value is 142, 101, 83: 142 red, 101 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6553?

The complementary color is #537C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6553?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6553 color

#8E6553 rgb(142, 101, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E6553 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 39.6% green and 32.5% blue (142, 101, 83).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 42% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Weathered Leather (#90614A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#8E6553 color codes

HEX	`#8E6553`
RGB	`rgb(142, 101, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 39.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 42%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 42%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.56, 14.11, 16.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.56, 21.89, 49.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.371, 15.684, 10.294)`
Decimal	`9332051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6553, 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 #8E6553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E6553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #8E6553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6553; }
.text { color: #8e6553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 101 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6553, #8e8353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8E6553?: #8E6553 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Weathered Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E6553?: The RGB value is 142, 101, 83: 142 red, 101 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6553?: The complementary color is #537C8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6553?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.