What color is #8B605E?

#8B605E 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 #8B605E?

The RGB value is 139, 96, 94: 139 red, 96 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B605E?

The complementary color is #5E898B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B605E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B605E color

#8B605E rgb(139, 96, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B605E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 37.6% green and 36.9% blue (139, 96, 94).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 32% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#8B605E color codes

HEX	`#8B605E`
RGB	`rgb(139, 96, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 37.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 32%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.17, 17.22, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.17, 19.07, 25.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.851, 14.664, 12.53)`
Decimal	`9134174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B605E, 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 #8B605E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B605E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #8B605E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b605e; }
.text { color: #8b605e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b605e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 96 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b605e, #8b765e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8B605E?: #8B605E 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 #8B605E?: The RGB value is 139, 96, 94: 139 red, 96 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B605E?: The complementary color is #5E898B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B605E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.