What color is #8A686B?

#8A686B 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 #8A686B?

The RGB value is 138, 104, 107: 138 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A686B?

The complementary color is #688A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A686B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A686B color

#8A686B rgb(138, 104, 107)

Shades of red

The hex color #8A686B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 40.8% green and 42% blue (138, 104, 107).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#8A686B color codes

HEX	`#8A686B`
RGB	`rgb(138, 104, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 40.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 22%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.45, 14.09, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.45, 14.54, 14.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.086, 16.366, 16.113)`
Decimal	`9070699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A686B, 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 #8A686B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A686B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #8A686B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a686b; }
.text { color: #8a686b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a686b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 104 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a686b, #8a7668); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8A686B?: #8A686B 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 #8A686B?: The RGB value is 138, 104, 107: 138 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A686B?: The complementary color is #688A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A686B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.