What color is #8C5F67?

#8C5F67 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C5F67?

The RGB value is 140, 95, 103: 140 red, 95 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C5F67?

The complementary color is #5F8C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C5F67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C5F67 color

#8C5F67 rgb(140, 95, 103)

Shades of red

The hex color #8C5F67 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 37.3% green and 40.4% blue (140, 95, 103).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#8C5F67 color codes

HEX	`#8C5F67`
RGB	`rgb(140, 95, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 37.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.28, 19.54, 2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.28, 19.76, 8.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.356, 14.74, 14.76)`
Decimal	`9199463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C5F67, 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 #8C5F67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C5F67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #8C5F67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c5f67; }
.text { color: #8c5f67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c5f67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 95 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c5f67, #8c6d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8C5F67?: #8C5F67 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C5F67?: The RGB value is 140, 95, 103: 140 red, 95 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C5F67?: The complementary color is #5F8C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C5F67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.