What color is #8E7E59?

#8E7E59 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E7E59?

The RGB value is 142, 126, 89: 142 red, 126 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E7E59?

The complementary color is #59698E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E7E59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E7E59 color

#8E7E59 rgb(142, 126, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E7E59 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 49.4% green and 34.9% blue (142, 126, 89).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 37% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Mushroom Forest (#8E8062), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#8E7E59 color codes

HEX	`#8E7E59`
RGB	`rgb(142, 126, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 49.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 37%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.38, 0.42, 22.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.38, 22.41, 88.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.42, 21.394, 12.503)`
Decimal	`9338457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E7E59, 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 #8E7E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E7E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #8E7E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e7e59; }
.text { color: #8e7e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e7e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 126 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e7e59, #848e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E7E59?: #8E7E59 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mushroom Forest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E7E59?: The RGB value is 142, 126, 89: 142 red, 126 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E7E59?: The complementary color is #59698E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E7E59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.