What color is #8D6A5A?

#8D6A5A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6A5A?

The RGB value is 141, 106, 90: 141 red, 106 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6A5A?

The complementary color is #5A7D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6A5A?

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.

#8D6A5A color

#8D6A5A rgb(141, 106, 90)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D6A5A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 41.6% green and 35.3% blue (141, 106, 90).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 36% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Madness (#8B6B58), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#8D6A5A color codes

HEX	`#8D6A5A`
RGB	`rgb(141, 106, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 41.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 36%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 36%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.89, 11.65, 14.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.89, 18.53, 51.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.985, 16.71, 11.949)`
Decimal	`9267802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6A5A, 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 #8D6A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6A5A 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 #8D6A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6a5a; }
.text { color: #8d6a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 106 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6a5a, #8d845a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D6A5A?: #8D6A5A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mocha Madness. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6A5A?: The RGB value is 141, 106, 90: 141 red, 106 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6A5A?: The complementary color is #5A7D8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6A5A?: 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.