What color is #8E6D56?

#8E6D56 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E6D56?

The RGB value is 142, 109, 86: 142 red, 109 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6D56?

The complementary color is #56778E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6D56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6D56 color

#8E6D56 rgb(142, 109, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E6D56 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 42.7% green and 33.7% blue (142, 109, 86).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 39% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#8E6D56 color codes

HEX	`#8E6D56`
RGB	`rgb(142, 109, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 42.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 39%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.71, 9.81, 17.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.71, 20.41, 61.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.304, 17.361, 11.189)`
Decimal	`9334102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6D56, 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 #8E6D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E6D56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #8E6D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6d56; }
.text { color: #8e6d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 109 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6d56, #8e8956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8E6D56?: #8E6D56 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E6D56?: The RGB value is 142, 109, 86: 142 red, 109 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6D56?: The complementary color is #56778E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6D56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.