What color is #8E655D?

#8E655D 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 #8E655D?

The RGB value is 142, 101, 93: 142 red, 101 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E655D?

The complementary color is #5D868E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E655D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E655D color

#8E655D rgb(142, 101, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E655D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 39.6% green and 36.5% blue (142, 101, 93).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 35% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#8E655D color codes

HEX	`#8E655D`
RGB	`rgb(142, 101, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 39.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 35%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.78, 15.4, 11.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.78, 18.98, 35.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.785, 15.85, 12.476)`
Decimal	`9332061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E655D, 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 #8E655D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E655D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #8E655D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e655d; }
.text { color: #8e655d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e655d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 101 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e655d, #8e7e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8E655D?: #8E655D 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 #8E655D?: The RGB value is 142, 101, 93: 142 red, 101 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E655D?: The complementary color is #5D868E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E655D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.