What color is #8A6362?

#8A6362 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8A6362?

The RGB value is 138, 99, 98: 138 red, 99 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6362?

The complementary color is #62898A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6362?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6362 color

#8A6362 rgb(138, 99, 98)

Shades of red

The hex color #8A6362 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 38.8% green and 38.4% blue (138, 99, 98).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 17% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 29% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#8A6362 color codes

HEX	`#8A6362`
RGB	`rgb(138, 99, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 38.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 17%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 29%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 29%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.92, 15.63, 6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.92, 17.05, 23.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.148, 15.21, 13.585)`
Decimal	`9069410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6362, 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 #8A6362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #8A6362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6362; }
.text { color: #8a6362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 99 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6362, #8a7762); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8A6362?: #8A6362 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8A6362?: The RGB value is 138, 99, 98: 138 red, 99 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6362?: The complementary color is #62898A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6362?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.