What color is #8D6468?

#8D6468 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 #8D6468?

The RGB value is 141, 100, 104: 141 red, 100 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6468?

The complementary color is #648D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6468?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6468 color

#8D6468 rgb(141, 100, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D6468 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 39.2% green and 40.8% blue (141, 100, 104).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#8D6468 color codes

HEX	`#8D6468`
RGB	`rgb(141, 100, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 39.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.68, 17.17, 4.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.68, 17.71, 14.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.041, 15.778, 15.189)`
Decimal	`9266280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6468, 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 #8D6468	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6468 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	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 #8D6468 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6468; }
.text { color: #8d6468; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6468; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 100 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6468, #8d7464); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8D6468?: #8D6468 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 #8D6468?: The RGB value is 141, 100, 104: 141 red, 100 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6468?: The complementary color is #648D89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6468?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.16:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.