What color is #8D6B5D?

#8D6B5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8D6B5D?

The RGB value is 141, 107, 93: 141 red, 107 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6B5D?

The complementary color is #5D7F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6B5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6B5D color

#8D6B5D rgb(141, 107, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D6B5D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 42% green and 36.5% blue (141, 107, 93).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 34% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#8D6B5D color codes

HEX	`#8D6B5D`
RGB	`rgb(141, 107, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 42%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 34%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 34%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, 11.47, 13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 17.4, 48.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.218, 16.969, 12.67)`
Decimal	`9268061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6B5D, 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 #8D6B5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6B5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #8D6B5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6b5d; }
.text { color: #8d6b5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6b5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 107 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6b5d, #8d835d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D6B5D?: #8D6B5D is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Temptation. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8D6B5D?: The RGB value is 141, 107, 93: 141 red, 107 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6B5D?: The complementary color is #5D7F8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6B5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.