What color is #8E856F?

#8E856F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8E856F?

The RGB value is 142, 133, 111: 142 red, 133 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E856F?

The complementary color is #6F788E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E856F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E856F color

#8E856F rgb(142, 133, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E856F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 52.2% green and 43.5% blue (142, 133, 111).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Antique (#8B846D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#8E856F color codes

HEX	`#8E856F`
RGB	`rgb(142, 133, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 52.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.76, -0.41, 13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.76, 13.11, 91.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.412, 23.674, 18.425)`
Decimal	`9340271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E856F, 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 #8E856F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8E856F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #8E856F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e856f; }
.text { color: #8e856f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e856f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 133 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e856f, #878e6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8E856F?: #8E856F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Antique. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8E856F?: The RGB value is 142, 133, 111: 142 red, 133 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E856F?: The complementary color is #6F788E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E856F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.