What color is #8B6D69?

#8B6D69 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 #8B6D69?

The RGB value is 139, 109, 105: 139 red, 109 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6D69?

The complementary color is #69878B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6D69 color

#8B6D69 rgb(139, 109, 105)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B6D69 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 42.7% green and 41.2% blue (139, 109, 105).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 24% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#8B6D69 color codes

HEX	`#8B6D69`
RGB	`rgb(139, 109, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 42.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 24%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.82, 11.24, 6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.82, 13.13, 31.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.666, 17.447, 15.746)`
Decimal	`9137513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6D69, 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 #8B6D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #8B6D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6d69; }
.text { color: #8b6d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 109 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6d69, #8b7e69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B6D69?: #8B6D69 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 #8B6D69?: The RGB value is 139, 109, 105: 139 red, 109 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6D69?: The complementary color is #69878B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.