What color is #8E7366?

#8E7366 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7366?

The RGB value is 142, 115, 102: 142 red, 115 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7366?

The complementary color is #66818E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7366?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7366 color

#8E7366 rgb(142, 115, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E7366 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 45.1% green and 40% blue (142, 115, 102).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 28% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mocha (#967969), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#8E7366 color codes

HEX	`#8E7366`
RGB	`rgb(142, 115, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 45.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 28%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 28%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.65, 8.52, 11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.65, 14.06, 52.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.685, 18.972, 15.193)`
Decimal	`9335654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7366, 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 #8E7366	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7366 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #8E7366 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7366; }
.text { color: #8e7366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7366; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 115 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7366, #8e8766); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E7366?: #8E7366 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7366?: The RGB value is 142, 115, 102: 142 red, 115 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7366?: The complementary color is #66818E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7366?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.