What color is #8C6A5D?

#8C6A5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C6A5D?

The RGB value is 140, 106, 93: 140 red, 106 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C6A5D?

The complementary color is #5D7F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C6A5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C6A5D color

#8C6A5D rgb(140, 106, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C6A5D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 41.6% green and 36.5% blue (140, 106, 93).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 34% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#8C6A5D color codes

HEX	`#8C6A5D`
RGB	`rgb(140, 106, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 41.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 34%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 34%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.85, 11.64, 12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.85, 17.12, 47.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.945, 16.675, 12.627)`
Decimal	`9202269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C6A5D, 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 #8C6A5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C6A5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #8C6A5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c6a5d; }
.text { color: #8c6a5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c6a5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 106 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c6a5d, #8c825d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8C6A5D?: #8C6A5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C6A5D?: The RGB value is 140, 106, 93: 140 red, 106 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C6A5D?: The complementary color is #5D7F8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C6A5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.