What color is #8B696F?

#8B696F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B696F?

The RGB value is 139, 105, 111: 139 red, 105 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B696F?

The complementary color is #698B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B696F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B696F color

#8B696F rgb(139, 105, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #8B696F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 41.2% green and 43.5% blue (139, 105, 111).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#8B696F color codes

HEX	`#8B696F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 105, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 41.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 20%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.93, 14.56, 1.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.93, 14.68, 7.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.568, 16.741, 17.289)`
Decimal	`9136495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B696F, 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 #8B696F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B696F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #8B696F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b696f; }
.text { color: #8b696f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b696f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 105 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b696f, #8b7469); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8B696F?: #8B696F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B696F?: The RGB value is 139, 105, 111: 139 red, 105 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B696F?: The complementary color is #698B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B696F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.