What color is #8B6161?

#8B6161 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 #8B6161?

The RGB value is 139, 97, 97: 139 red, 97 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6161?

The complementary color is #618B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6161?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6161 color

#8B6161 rgb(139, 97, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B6161 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 38% green and 38% blue (139, 97, 97).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 30% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#8B6161 color codes

HEX	`#8B6161`
RGB	`rgb(139, 97, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 38%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 30%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.5, 17.07, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.5, 18.39, 21.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.08, 14.902, 13.284)`
Decimal	`9134433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6161, 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 #8B6161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #8B6161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6161; }
.text { color: #8b6161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 97 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6161, #8b7661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8B6161?: #8B6161 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 #8B6161?: The RGB value is 139, 97, 97: 139 red, 97 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6161?: The complementary color is #618B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6161?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.