What color is #8B645D?

#8B645D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B645D?

The RGB value is 139, 100, 93: 139 red, 100 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B645D?

The complementary color is #5D848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B645D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B645D color

#8B645D rgb(139, 100, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B645D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 39.2% green and 36.5% blue (139, 100, 93).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 33% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8B645D color codes

HEX	`#8B645D`
RGB	`rgb(139, 100, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 39.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 33%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.17, 14.73, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.17, 17.92, 34.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.181, 15.395, 12.42)`
Decimal	`9135197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B645D, 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 #8B645D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B645D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #8B645D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b645d; }
.text { color: #8b645d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b645d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 100 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b645d, #8b7b5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B645D?: #8B645D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B645D?: The RGB value is 139, 100, 93: 139 red, 100 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B645D?: The complementary color is #5D848B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B645D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.