What color is #8D6766?

#8D6766 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 #8D6766?

The RGB value is 141, 103, 102: 141 red, 103 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6766?

The complementary color is #668C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6766?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6766 color

#8D6766 rgb(141, 103, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D6766 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 40.4% green and 40% blue (141, 103, 102).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 28% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#8D6766 color codes

HEX	`#8D6766`
RGB	`rgb(141, 103, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 40.4%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 28%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.4, 15.11, 6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.4, 16.47, 23.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.233, 16.323, 14.758)`
Decimal	`9267046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6766, 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 #8D6766	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6766 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #8D6766 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6766; }
.text { color: #8d6766; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6766; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 103 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6766, #8d7b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D6766?: #8D6766 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 #8D6766?: The RGB value is 141, 103, 102: 141 red, 103 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6766?: The complementary color is #668C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6766?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.