What color is #8B6A65?

#8B6A65 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B6A65?

The RGB value is 139, 106, 101: 139 red, 106 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6A65?

The complementary color is #65868B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6A65?

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.

#8B6A65 color

#8B6A65 rgb(139, 106, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B6A65 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 41.6% green and 39.6% blue (139, 106, 101).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 27% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8B6A65 color codes

HEX	`#8B6A65`
RGB	`rgb(139, 106, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 41.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 16%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 27%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 27%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.93, 12.38, 7.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.93, 14.68, 32.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.151, 16.737, 14.584)`
Decimal	`9136741`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6A65, 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 #8B6A65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6A65 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 #8B6A65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6a65; }
.text { color: #8b6a65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6a65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 106 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6a65, #8b7d65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B6A65?: #8B6A65 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B6A65?: The RGB value is 139, 106, 101: 139 red, 106 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6A65?: The complementary color is #65868B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6A65?: 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.