What color is #8C655A?

#8C655A 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 #8C655A?

The RGB value is 140, 101, 90: 140 red, 101 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C655A?

The complementary color is #5A818C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C655A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C655A color

#8C655A rgb(140, 101, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C655A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 39.6% green and 35.3% blue (140, 101, 90).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 36% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#8C655A color codes

HEX	`#8C655A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 101, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 39.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 36%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 36%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.47, 14.15, 12.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.47, 18.84, 41.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.315, 15.622, 11.774)`
Decimal	`9200986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C655A, 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 #8C655A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C655A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #8C655A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c655a; }
.text { color: #8c655a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c655a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 101 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c655a, #8c7e5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8C655A?: #8C655A 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 #8C655A?: The RGB value is 140, 101, 90: 140 red, 101 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C655A?: The complementary color is #5A818C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C655A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.