What color is #8E845A?

#8E845A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E845A?

The RGB value is 142, 132, 90: 142 red, 132 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E845A?

The complementary color is #5A648E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E845A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E845A color

#8E845A rgb(142, 132, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E845A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51.8% green and 35.3% blue (142, 132, 90).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Rural Green (#8D844D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#8E845A color codes

HEX	`#8E845A`
RGB	`rgb(142, 132, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 37%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.06, -2.83, 24.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.06, 24.24, 96.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.252, 22.992, 12.989)`
Decimal	`9339994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E845A, 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 #8E845A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E845A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #8E845A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e845a; }
.text { color: #8e845a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e845a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 132 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e845a, #7e8e5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E845A?: #8E845A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Rural Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E845A?: The RGB value is 142, 132, 90: 142 red, 132 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E845A?: The complementary color is #5A648E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E845A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.