What color is #8E8068?

#8E8068 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E8068?

The RGB value is 142, 128, 104: 142 red, 128 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E8068?

The complementary color is #68768E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E8068?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E8068 color

#8E8068 rgb(142, 128, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E8068 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 50.2% green and 40.8% blue (142, 128, 104).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#8E8068 color codes

HEX	`#8E8068`
RGB	`rgb(142, 128, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 50.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.23, 1.35, 14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.23, 15.05, 84.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.373, 22.189, 16.251)`
Decimal	`9338984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E8068, 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 #8E8068	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E8068 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #8E8068 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e8068; }
.text { color: #8e8068; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e8068; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 128 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e8068, #898e68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E8068?: #8E8068 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E8068?: The RGB value is 142, 128, 104: 142 red, 128 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E8068?: The complementary color is #68768E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E8068?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.