What color is #8B6668?

#8B6668 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 #8B6668?

The RGB value is 139, 102, 104: 139 red, 102 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6668?

The complementary color is #668B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6668?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6668 color

#8B6668 rgb(139, 102, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B6668 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 40% green and 40.8% blue (139, 102, 104).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 25% 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 5:1).

#8B6668 color codes

HEX	`#8B6668`
RGB	`rgb(139, 102, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 40%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 25%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.96, 15.19, 4.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.96, 15.91, 17.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.898, 15.992, 15.238)`
Decimal	`9135720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6668, 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 #8B6668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #8B6668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6668; }
.text { color: #8b6668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 102 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6668, #8b7666); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8B6668?: #8B6668 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 #8B6668?: The RGB value is 139, 102, 104: 139 red, 102 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6668?: The complementary color is #668B89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6668?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.