What color is #8E615E?

#8E615E 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 #8E615E?

The RGB value is 142, 97, 94: 142 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E615E?

The complementary color is #5E8B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E615E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E615E color

#8E615E rgb(142, 97, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #8E615E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 38% green and 36.9% blue (142, 97, 94).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 20% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 34% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#8E615E color codes

HEX	`#8E615E`
RGB	`rgb(142, 97, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 38%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 20%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 34%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 34%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.78, 17.87, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.78, 20.06, 26.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.451, 15.109, 12.585)`
Decimal	`9331038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E615E, 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 #8E615E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E615E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #8E615E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e615e; }
.text { color: #8e615e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e615e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 97 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e615e, #8e795e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8E615E?: #8E615E 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 #8E615E?: The RGB value is 142, 97, 94: 142 red, 97 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E615E?: The complementary color is #5E8B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E615E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.