What color is #8C6169?

#8C6169 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 #8C6169?

The RGB value is 140, 97, 105: 140 red, 97 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C6169?

The complementary color is #618C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C6169?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C6169 color

#8C6169 rgb(140, 97, 105)

Shades of red

The hex color #8C6169 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 38% green and 41.2% blue (140, 97, 105).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 25% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#8C6169 color codes

HEX	`#8C6169`
RGB	`rgb(140, 97, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 38%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 25%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.83, 18.68, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.83, 18.85, 7.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.64, 15.146, 15.356)`
Decimal	`9199977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C6169, 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 #8C6169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C6169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #8C6169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c6169; }
.text { color: #8c6169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c6169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 97 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c6169, #8c6e61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8C6169?: #8C6169 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 #8C6169?: The RGB value is 140, 97, 105: 140 red, 97 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C6169?: The complementary color is #618C84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C6169?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.