What color is #8C696A?

#8C696A 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 #8C696A?

The RGB value is 140, 105, 106: 140 red, 105 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C696A?

The complementary color is #698C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C696A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C696A color

#8C696A rgb(140, 105, 106)

Shades of red

The hex color #8C696A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 41.2% green and 41.6% blue (140, 105, 106).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 14% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 24% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#8C696A color codes

HEX	`#8C696A`
RGB	`rgb(140, 105, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 41.2%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 14%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 25%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 24%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.91, 14.15, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.91, 14.97, 19.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.469, 16.72, 15.887)`
Decimal	`9202026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C696A, 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 #8C696A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C696A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #8C696A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c696a; }
.text { color: #8c696a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c696a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 105 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c696a, #8c7a69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8C696A?: #8C696A 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 #8C696A?: The RGB value is 140, 105, 106: 140 red, 105 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C696A?: The complementary color is #698C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C696A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.