What color is #8D6F66?

#8D6F66 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 #8D6F66?

The RGB value is 141, 111, 102: 141 red, 111 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8D6F66?

The complementary color is #66848D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8D6F66?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8D6F66 color

#8D6F66 rgb(141, 111, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8D6F66 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.3% red, 43.5% green and 40% blue (141, 111, 102).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 28% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#8D6F66 color codes

HEX	`#8D6F66`
RGB	`rgb(141, 111, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.3%, 43.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 28%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 28%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.49, 10.43, 9.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.49, 14.13, 42.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.068, 17.992, 15.036)`
Decimal	`9269094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8D6F66, 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 #8D6F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8D6F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	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 #8D6F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8d6f66; }
.text { color: #8d6f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8d6f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(141 111 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8d6f66, #8d8366); }

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Questions

What color is #8D6F66?: #8D6F66 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 #8D6F66?: The RGB value is 141, 111, 102: 141 red, 111 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8D6F66?: The complementary color is #66848D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8D6F66?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.