Recognised as Colour
#8E6855
- #8E6855
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#8E6855 is a orange with RGB values 142, 104, 85 and HSL 20°, 25%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#8E6855#8E6855
HEX#8E6855
RGBrgb(142, 104, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.5569, 0.4078, 0.3333
RGB percentages55.7%, 40.8%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(20, 25.1%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20, 40.1%, 55.7%)
CMYK0%, 26.8%, 40.1%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer9,332,821
CSS custom property--colour: #8E6855;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness114.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.93:1
Contrast with white4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6F6F6F
Inverted#7197AA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#557B8E
Analogous#8E555F, #8E8455
Triadic#558E68, #68558E
Split complementary#558E84, #555E8E
Tetradic#5E8E55, #557B8E, #84558E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R142
G104
B85
Red142 (55.7%)
Green104 (40.8%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue20°
Saturation (HSL)25.11%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 8E · G 68 · B 55
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