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#8A745E

Mocha · medium warm brown

About #8A745E

With the hex code #8A745E, this is a medium brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 45% green and 37% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 32% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Mocha — a ΔE of 5.2 — followed by Mocha Mousse. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #5E748A, a slate gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Black text reads best on it at 4.74:1 (a WCAG AA pass).

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Red138
Green116
Blue94

Closest named colours

Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 5.2
Mocha Mousse
#A47864 · ΔE 10.5
Coffee
#6F4E37 · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #8A745E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mocha #8A745E.
4.43:1AA Large
Black heading text
Body copy set on mocha #8A745E.
4.74:1AA

Colour-blindness preview

How #8A745E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8A745E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#7B755D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#817A5E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#926F6E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8A745E?

With the hex code #8A745E, this is a medium brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 45% green and 37% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 32% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8A745E?

Use black text. Black on #8A745E has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8A745E?

Its complementary colour is #5E748A, and analogous partners are #8A5E5E and #8A8A5E.