What color is #8C6C6E?

#8C6C6E 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 #8C6C6E?

The RGB value is 140, 108, 110: 140 red, 108 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C6C6E?

The complementary color is #6C8C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C6C6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C6C6E color

#8C6C6E rgb(140, 108, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #8C6C6E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 42.4% green and 43.1% blue (140, 108, 110).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#8C6C6E color codes

HEX	`#8C6C6E`
RGB	`rgb(140, 108, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 42.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 23%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.79, 13.03, 3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.79, 13.57, 16.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.992, 17.427, 17.112)`
Decimal	`9202798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C6C6E, 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 #8C6C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C6C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #8C6C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c6c6e; }
.text { color: #8c6c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c6c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 108 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c6c6e, #8c7a6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8C6C6E?: #8C6C6E 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 #8C6C6E?: The RGB value is 140, 108, 110: 140 red, 108 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C6C6E?: The complementary color is #6C8C8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C6C6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.