What color is #8E845E?

#8E845E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E845E?

The RGB value is 142, 132, 94: 142 red, 132 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E845E?

The complementary color is #5E688E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E845E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E845E color

#8E845E rgb(142, 132, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E845E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 51.8% green and 36.9% blue (142, 132, 94).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Wilderness (#8F886C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#8E845E color codes

HEX	`#8E845E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 132, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 51.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.14, -2.31, 21.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.14, 22.04, 96.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.427, 23.062, 13.91)`
Decimal	`9339998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E845E, 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 #8E845E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E845E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #8E845E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e845e; }
.text { color: #8e845e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e845e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 132 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e845e, #808e5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8E845E?: #8E845E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Wilderness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E845E?: The RGB value is 142, 132, 94: 142 red, 132 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E845E?: The complementary color is #5E688E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E845E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.