What color is #8A6968?

#8A6968 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 #8A6968?

The RGB value is 138, 105, 104: 138 red, 105 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8A6968?

The complementary color is #68898A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8A6968?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8A6968 color

#8A6968 rgb(138, 105, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #8A6968 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.1% red, 41.2% green and 40.8% blue (138, 105, 104).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 14% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 25% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#8A6968 color codes

HEX	`#8A6968`
RGB	`rgb(138, 105, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.1%, 41.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 14%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 25%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 25%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.63, 13.02, 5.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.63, 14.2, 23.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.032, 16.507, 15.33)`
Decimal	`9070952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8A6968, 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 #8A6968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8A6968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #8A6968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8a6968; }
.text { color: #8a6968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8a6968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(138 105 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8a6968, #8a7a68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8A6968?: #8A6968 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 #8A6968?: The RGB value is 138, 105, 104: 138 red, 105 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8A6968?: The complementary color is #68898A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8A6968?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.