What color is #8D626A?

#8D626A 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 #8D626A?

The RGB value is 141, 98, 106: 141 red, 98 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D626A?

The complementary color is #628D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D626A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D626A color

#8D626A rgb(141, 98, 106)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D626A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 38.4% green and 41.6% blue (141, 98, 106).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 25% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#8D626A color codes

HEX	`#8D626A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 98, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 38.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 30%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 25%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.23, 18.65, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.23, 18.82, 7.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.954, 15.44, 15.667)`
Decimal	`9265770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D626A, 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 #8D626A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D626A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #8D626A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d626a; }
.text { color: #8d626a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d626a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 98 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d626a, #8d6f62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8D626A?: #8D626A 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 #8D626A?: The RGB value is 141, 98, 106: 141 red, 98 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D626A?: The complementary color is #628D85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D626A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.