What color is #8D4F41?

#8D4F41 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Annatto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D4F41?

The RGB value is 141, 79, 65: 141 red, 79 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D4F41?

The complementary color is #417F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D4F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D4F41 color

#8D4F41 rgb(141, 79, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D4F41 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 31% green and 25.5% blue (141, 79, 65).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 37% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 54% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Annatto (#8C5341), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#8D4F41 color codes

HEX	`#8D4F41`
RGB	`rgb(141, 79, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 31%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 37%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 54%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 54%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.63, 24.49, 19.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.63, 31.37, 38.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.736, 11.638, 6.47)`
Decimal	`9260865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D4F41, 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 #8D4F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D4F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #8D4F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d4f41; }
.text { color: #8d4f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d4f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 79 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d4f41, #8d7541); }

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Questions

What color is #8D4F41?: #8D4F41 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Annatto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D4F41?: The RGB value is 141, 79, 65: 141 red, 79 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D4F41?: The complementary color is #417F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D4F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.