What color is #8C645D?

#8C645D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C645D?

The RGB value is 140, 100, 93: 140 red, 100 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C645D?

The complementary color is #5D858C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C645D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C645D color

#8C645D rgb(140, 100, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C645D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 39.2% green and 36.5% blue (140, 100, 93).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 34% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#8C645D color codes

HEX	`#8C645D`
RGB	`rgb(140, 100, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 39.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 34%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 34%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.29, 15.15, 10.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.29, 18.36, 34.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.349, 15.481, 12.428)`
Decimal	`9200733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C645D, 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 #8C645D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C645D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #8C645D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c645d; }
.text { color: #8c645d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c645d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 100 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c645d, #8c7b5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8C645D?: #8C645D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C645D?: The RGB value is 140, 100, 93: 140 red, 100 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C645D?: The complementary color is #5D858C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C645D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.