What color is #8B6366?

#8B6366 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 #8B6366?

The RGB value is 139, 99, 102: 139 red, 99 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6366?

The complementary color is #638B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6366?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6366 color

#8B6366 rgb(139, 99, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B6366 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 38.8% green and 40% blue (139, 99, 102).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 27% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#8B6366 color codes

HEX	`#8B6366`
RGB	`rgb(139, 99, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 38.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 27%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.14, 16.64, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.14, 17.31, 15.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.508, 15.373, 14.613)`
Decimal	`9134950`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6366, 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 #8B6366	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6366 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #8B6366 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6366; }
.text { color: #8b6366; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6366; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 99 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6366, #8b7463); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8B6366?: #8B6366 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 #8B6366?: The RGB value is 139, 99, 102: 139 red, 99 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6366?: The complementary color is #638B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6366?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.