What color is #8E745B?

#8E745B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E745B?

The RGB value is 142, 116, 91: 142 red, 116 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E745B?

The complementary color is #5B758E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E745B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E745B color

#8E745B rgb(142, 116, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E745B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 45.5% green and 35.7% blue (142, 116, 91).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 36% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mink (#8A7561), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#8E745B color codes

HEX	`#8E745B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 116, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 45.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 36%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 36%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.68, 6.4, 17.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.68, 18.77, 70.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.29, 18.998, 12.546)`
Decimal	`9335899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E745B, 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 #8E745B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E745B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #8E745B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e745b; }
.text { color: #8e745b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e745b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 116 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e745b, #8e8d5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8E745B?: #8E745B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mink. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E745B?: The RGB value is 142, 116, 91: 142 red, 116 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E745B?: The complementary color is #5B758E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E745B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.