What color is #8B6E61?

#8B6E61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B6E61?

The RGB value is 139, 110, 97: 139 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6E61?

The complementary color is #617E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6E61 color

#8B6E61 rgb(139, 110, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B6E61 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 43.1% green and 38% blue (139, 110, 97).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 30% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#8B6E61 color codes

HEX	`#8B6E61`
RGB	`rgb(139, 110, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 43.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 30%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.89, 9.45, 11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.89, 14.97, 50.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.381, 17.505, 13.717)`
Decimal	`9137761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6E61, 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 #8B6E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	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 #8B6E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6e61; }
.text { color: #8b6e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 110 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6e61, #8b8361); }

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Questions

What color is #8B6E61?: #8B6E61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B6E61?: The RGB value is 139, 110, 97: 139 red, 110 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6E61?: The complementary color is #617E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.