What color is #8E6E5F?

#8E6E5F 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 #8E6E5F?

The RGB value is 142, 110, 95: 142 red, 110 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6E5F?

The complementary color is #5F7F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6E5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6E5F color

#8E6E5F rgb(142, 110, 95)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E6E5F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 43.1% green and 37.3% blue (142, 110, 95).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 33% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#8E6E5F color codes

HEX	`#8E6E5F`
RGB	`rgb(142, 110, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 43.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 33%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 33%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.17, 10.42, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.17, 16.84, 51.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.797, 17.73, 13.256)`
Decimal	`9334367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6E5F, 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 #8E6E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E6E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	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 #8E6E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6e5f; }
.text { color: #8e6e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 110 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6e5f, #8e855f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8E6E5F?: #8E6E5F 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 #8E6E5F?: The RGB value is 142, 110, 95: 142 red, 110 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6E5F?: The complementary color is #5F7F8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6E5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.