What color is #8D615A?

#8D615A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D615A?

The RGB value is 141, 97, 90: 141 red, 97 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D615A?

The complementary color is #5A868D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D615A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D615A color

#8D615A rgb(141, 97, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D615A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 38% green and 35.3% blue (141, 97, 90).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 36% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#8D615A color codes

HEX	`#8D615A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 97, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 38%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 36%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 36%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.57, 16.92, 11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.57, 20.28, 33.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.105, 14.951, 11.656)`
Decimal	`9265498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D615A, 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 #8D615A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D615A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #8D615A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d615a; }
.text { color: #8d615a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d615a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 97 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d615a, #8d7b5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8D615A?: #8D615A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D615A?: The RGB value is 141, 97, 90: 141 red, 97 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D615A?: The complementary color is #5A868D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D615A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.