What color is #8E6E49?

#8E6E49 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sneaky Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E6E49?

The RGB value is 142, 110, 73: 142 red, 110 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6E49?

The complementary color is #49698E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6E49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6E49 color

#8E6E49 rgb(142, 110, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E6E49 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 43.1% green and 28.6% blue (142, 110, 73).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 32% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 49% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Sneaky Sesame (#896A46), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#8E6E49 color codes

HEX	`#8E6E49`
RGB	`rgb(142, 110, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 43.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 32%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 49%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 49%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.74, 7.73, 25.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.74, 26.59, 73.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.935, 17.385, 8.713)`
Decimal	`9334345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6E49, 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 #8E6E49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E6E49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #8E6E49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6e49; }
.text { color: #8e6e49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6e49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 110 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6e49, #8c8e49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8E6E49?: #8E6E49 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sneaky Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E6E49?: The RGB value is 142, 110, 73: 142 red, 110 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6E49?: The complementary color is #49698E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6E49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.