What color is #8D6960?

#8D6960 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6960?

The RGB value is 141, 105, 96: 141 red, 105 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6960?

The complementary color is #60848D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6960 color

#8D6960 rgb(141, 105, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D6960 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 41.2% green and 37.6% blue (141, 105, 96).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 32% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#8D6960 color codes

HEX	`#8D6960`
RGB	`rgb(141, 105, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 41.2%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 32%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, 13.06, 10.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 16.87, 39.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.148, 16.611, 13.314)`
Decimal	`9267552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6960, 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 #8D6960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #8D6960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6960; }
.text { color: #8d6960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 105 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6960, #8d7f60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D6960?: #8D6960 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6960?: The RGB value is 141, 105, 96: 141 red, 105 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6960?: The complementary color is #60848D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.