What color is #8B6B58?

#8B6B58 is a grayish orange known as Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mocha Madness?

The RGB value is 139, 107, 88: 139 red, 107 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mocha Madness?

The complementary color is #58788B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6B58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mocha Madness color: hex code #8B6B58

#8B6B58 rgb(139, 107, 88)

Shades of brown

Mocha Madness has the hex code #8B6B58. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 42% green and 34.5% blue (139, 107, 88).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 37% yellow and 45% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

Mocha Madness (#8B6B58) color codes

HEX	`#8B6B58`
RGB	`rgb(139, 107, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 42%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 37%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.89, 9.95, 15.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.89, 18.46, 57.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.667, 16.71, 11.525)`
Decimal	`9136984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mocha Madness, 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 #8B6B58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6B58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	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 #8B6B58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6b58; }
.text { color: #8b6b58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6b58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 107 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6b58, #8b8558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #8B6B58 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8B6B58?: #8B6B58 is a grayish orange known as Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mocha Madness?: The RGB value is 139, 107, 88: 139 red, 107 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mocha Madness?: The complementary color is #58788B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6B58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.