What color is #8E686B?

#8E686B 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 #8E686B?

The RGB value is 142, 104, 107: 142 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E686B?

The complementary color is #688E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E686B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E686B color

#8E686B rgb(142, 104, 107)

Shades of red

The hex color #8E686B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 40.8% green and 42% blue (142, 104, 107).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 25% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#8E686B color codes

HEX	`#8E686B`
RGB	`rgb(142, 104, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 40.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 25%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.9, 15.7, 4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.9, 16.28, 15.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.76, 16.714, 16.145)`
Decimal	`9332843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E686B, 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 #8E686B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E686B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #8E686B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e686b; }
.text { color: #8e686b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e686b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 104 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e686b, #8e7868); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #8E686B?: #8E686B 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 #8E686B?: The RGB value is 142, 104, 107: 142 red, 104 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E686B?: The complementary color is #688E8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E686B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.