What color is #8E7456?

#8E7456 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7456?

The RGB value is 142, 116, 86: 142 red, 116 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7456?

The complementary color is #56708E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7456?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7456 color

#8E7456 rgb(142, 116, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E7456 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 45.5% green and 33.7% blue (142, 116, 86).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 25% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 39% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#8E7456 color codes

HEX	`#8E7456`
RGB	`rgb(142, 116, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 45.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 25%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 39%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.59, 5.76, 20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.59, 21.2, 74.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.081, 18.914, 11.448)`
Decimal	`9335894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7456, 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 #8E7456	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7456 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #8E7456 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7456; }
.text { color: #8e7456; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7456; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 116 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7456, #8c8e56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8E7456?: #8E7456 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7456?: The RGB value is 142, 116, 86: 142 red, 116 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7456?: The complementary color is #56708E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7456?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.