What color is #8B685C?

#8B685C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B685C?

The RGB value is 139, 104, 92: 139 red, 104 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B685C?

The complementary color is #5C7F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B685C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B685C color

#8B685C rgb(139, 104, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B685C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 40.8% green and 36.1% blue (139, 104, 92).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 20% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 34% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#8B685C color codes

HEX	`#8B685C`
RGB	`rgb(139, 104, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 40.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 20%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 34%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 34%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.19, 12.25, 12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.19, 17.3, 44.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.53, 16.163, 12.32)`
Decimal	`9136220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B685C, 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 #8B685C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B685C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #8B685C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b685c; }
.text { color: #8b685c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b685c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 104 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b685c, #8b7f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B685C?: #8B685C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B685C?: The RGB value is 139, 104, 92: 139 red, 104 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B685C?: The complementary color is #5C7F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B685C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.