What color is #8D615C?

#8D615C 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 #8D615C?

The RGB value is 141, 97, 92: 141 red, 97 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D615C?

The complementary color is #5C888D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D615C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D615C color

#8D615C rgb(141, 97, 92)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D615C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 38% green and 36.1% blue (141, 97, 92).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 35% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#8D615C color codes

HEX	`#8D615C`
RGB	`rgb(141, 97, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 38%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 35%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.61, 17.19, 10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.61, 19.91, 30.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.192, 14.986, 12.11)`
Decimal	`9265500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D615C, 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 #8D615C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D615C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #8D615C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d615c; }
.text { color: #8d615c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d615c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 97 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d615c, #8d795c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8D615C?: #8D615C 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 #8D615C?: The RGB value is 141, 97, 92: 141 red, 97 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D615C?: The complementary color is #5C888D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D615C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.