What color is #8C6C5D?

#8C6C5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8C6C5D?

The RGB value is 140, 108, 93: 140 red, 108 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C6C5D?

The complementary color is #5D7D8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C6C5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C6C5D color

#8C6C5D rgb(140, 108, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C6C5D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 42.4% green and 36.5% blue (140, 108, 93).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 34% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#8C6C5D color codes

HEX	`#8C6C5D`
RGB	`rgb(140, 108, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 42.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 34%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 34%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.38, 10.47, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.38, 16.91, 51.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.154, 17.092, 12.697)`
Decimal	`9202781`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C6C5D, 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 #8C6C5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C6C5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #8C6C5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c6c5d; }
.text { color: #8c6c5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c6c5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 108 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c6c5d, #8c845d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8C6C5D?: #8C6C5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8C6C5D?: The RGB value is 140, 108, 93: 140 red, 108 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C6C5D?: The complementary color is #5D7D8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C6C5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.