What color is #8A6566?

#8A6566 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 #8A6566?

The RGB value is 138, 101, 102: 138 red, 101 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6566?

The complementary color is #658A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6566 color

#8A6566 rgb(138, 101, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #8A6566 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 39.6% green and 40% blue (138, 101, 102).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 26% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#8A6566 color codes

HEX	`#8A6566`
RGB	`rgb(138, 101, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 39.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 27%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 26%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.54, 15.06, 5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.54, 15.97, 19.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.533, 15.671, 14.669)`
Decimal	`9069926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6566, 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 #8A6566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #8A6566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6566; }
.text { color: #8a6566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 101 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6566, #8a7665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8A6566?: #8A6566 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 #8A6566?: The RGB value is 138, 101, 102: 138 red, 101 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6566?: The complementary color is #658A89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.