What color is #8D686D?

#8D686D 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 #8D686D?

The RGB value is 141, 104, 109: 141 red, 104 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D686D?

The complementary color is #688D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D686D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D686D color

#8D686D rgb(141, 104, 109)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D686D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 40.8% green and 42.7% blue (141, 104, 109).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 23% 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 4.85:1).

#8D686D color codes

HEX	`#8D686D`
RGB	`rgb(141, 104, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 40.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 23%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.84, 15.61, 3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.84, 15.9, 10.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.695, 16.668, 16.698)`
Decimal	`9267309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D686D, 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 #8D686D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D686D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #8D686D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d686d; }
.text { color: #8d686d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d686d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 104 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d686d, #8d7668); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8D686D?: #8D686D 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 #8D686D?: The RGB value is 141, 104, 109: 141 red, 104 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D686D?: The complementary color is #688D88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D686D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.