What color is #8D6965?

#8D6965 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 #8D6965?

The RGB value is 141, 105, 101: 141 red, 105 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6965?

The complementary color is #65898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6965?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6965 color

#8D6965 rgb(141, 105, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D6965 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 41.2% green and 39.6% blue (141, 105, 101).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 28% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#8D6965 color codes

HEX	`#8D6965`
RGB	`rgb(141, 105, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 41.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 28%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.89, 13.79, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.89, 15.87, 29.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.385, 16.706, 14.566)`
Decimal	`9267557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6965, 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 #8D6965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #8D6965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6965; }
.text { color: #8d6965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 105 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6965, #8d7d65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D6965?: #8D6965 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 #8D6965?: The RGB value is 141, 105, 101: 141 red, 105 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6965?: The complementary color is #65898D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6965?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.