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#8A7152

Mocha · medium warm brown

About #8A7152

With the hex code #8A7152, this is a medium brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 44% green and 32% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 41% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mocha — a ΔE of 9.4 — followed by Mocha Mousse. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #526B8A, a slate gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 4.60:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.60:1).

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Red138
Green113
Blue82

Closest named colours

Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 9.4
Mocha Mousse
#A47864 · ΔE 11.0
Coffee
#6F4E37 · ΔE 14.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #8A7152

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mocha #8A7152.
4.60:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on mocha #8A7152.
4.56:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8A7152 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8A7152
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7A7250
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#807853
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#936B69

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8A7152?

With the hex code #8A7152, this is a medium brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 44% green and 32% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 41% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8A7152?

Use white text. White on #8A7152 has a contrast ratio of 4.60:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8A7152?

Its complementary colour is #526B8A, and analogous partners are #8A5552 and #878A52.