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#8A5A4E closest to Annatto

#8A5A4E is a medium, muted red; the closest named color is Annatto. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 35.3% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(138, 90, 78)). Its HSL value is 12° hue, 28% saturation and 42% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 43% yellow and 46% black. #8A5A4E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.75:1.

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Variations of #8A5A4E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8A5A4E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8A5A4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8A5A4E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #716A4E
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #65604D
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #715F4D
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #716A4E
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #78654D
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #945357
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8E5752
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #666666
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #706361

#8A5A4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.75:1 Good#8A5A4E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.65:1 Poor#8A5A4E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8A5A4E in CSS

/* Annatto */
.color { color: #8A5A4E; }
.background { background-color: #8A5A4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8A5A4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(138 90 78);
color: hsl(12 28% 42%);
color: oklch(0.517 0.067 34.7);

#8A5A4E FAQ

What color is #8A5A4E?

#8A5A4E is a medium, muted red. Its closest named color is Annatto. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8A5A4E?

#8A5A4E is rgb(138, 90, 78) in RGB, hsl(12, 28%, 42%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 35%, 43%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8A5A4E?

The complementary color of #8A5A4E is #4E7E8A, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8A5A4E?

White text has the best contrast on #8A5A4E: 5.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8A5A4E a warm or cool color?

#8A5A4E is a warm color.