What color is #8D645E?

#8D645E 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 #8D645E?

The RGB value is 141, 100, 94: 141 red, 100 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D645E?

The complementary color is #5E878D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D645E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D645E color

#8D645E rgb(141, 100, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D645E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 39.2% green and 36.9% blue (141, 100, 94).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 33% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#8D645E color codes

HEX	`#8D645E`
RGB	`rgb(141, 100, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 39.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 33%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 33%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.43, 15.71, 9.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.43, 18.61, 32.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.563, 15.586, 12.671)`
Decimal	`9266270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D645E, 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 #8D645E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D645E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #8D645E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d645e; }
.text { color: #8d645e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d645e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 100 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d645e, #8d7c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D645E?: #8D645E 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 #8D645E?: The RGB value is 141, 100, 94: 141 red, 100 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D645E?: The complementary color is #5E878D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D645E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.