What color is #8C6E63?

#8C6E63 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 #8C6E63?

The RGB value is 140, 110, 99: 140 red, 110 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8C6E63?

The complementary color is #63818C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8C6E63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8C6E63 color

#8C6E63 rgb(140, 110, 99)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8C6E63 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.9% red, 43.1% green and 38.8% blue (140, 110, 99).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 29% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#8C6E63 color codes

HEX	`#8C6E63`
RGB	`rgb(140, 110, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.9%, 43.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 29%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.04, 10.16, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.04, 14.73, 46.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.644, 17.629, 14.223)`
Decimal	`9203299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8C6E63, 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 #8C6E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8C6E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #8C6E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8c6e63; }
.text { color: #8c6e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8c6e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(140 110 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8c6e63, #8c8363); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #8C6E63?: #8C6E63 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 #8C6E63?: The RGB value is 140, 110, 99: 140 red, 110 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8C6E63?: The complementary color is #63818C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8C6E63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.