What color is #8D6C6B?

#8D6C6B 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 #8D6C6B?

The RGB value is 141, 108, 107: 141 red, 108 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6C6B?

The complementary color is #6B8C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6C6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6C6B color

#8D6C6B rgb(141, 108, 107)

Shades of red

The hex color #8D6C6B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 42.4% green and 42% blue (141, 108, 107).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 14% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 24% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#8D6C6B color codes

HEX	`#8D6C6B`
RGB	`rgb(141, 108, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 42.4%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 14%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 24%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 24%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.82, 12.95, 5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.82, 14.12, 23.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.001, 17.45, 16.274)`
Decimal	`9268331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6C6B, 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 #8D6C6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6C6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #8D6C6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6c6b; }
.text { color: #8d6c6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6c6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 108 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6c6b, #8d7d6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8D6C6B?: #8D6C6B 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 #8D6C6B?: The RGB value is 141, 108, 107: 141 red, 108 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6C6B?: The complementary color is #6B8C8D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6C6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.