What color is #8B6369?

#8B6369 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 #8B6369?

The RGB value is 139, 99, 105: 139 red, 99 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6369?

The complementary color is #638B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6369?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6369 color

#8B6369 rgb(139, 99, 105)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B6369 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 38.8% green and 41.2% blue (139, 99, 105).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 24% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#8B6369 color codes

HEX	`#8B6369`
RGB	`rgb(139, 99, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 38.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.22, 17.11, 3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.22, 17.38, 10.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.659, 15.434, 15.411)`
Decimal	`9134953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6369, 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 #8B6369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6369 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #8B6369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6369; }
.text { color: #8b6369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 99 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6369, #8b7163); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8B6369?: #8B6369 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 #8B6369?: The RGB value is 139, 99, 105: 139 red, 99 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6369?: The complementary color is #638B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6369?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.