What color is #8E6E67?

#8E6E67 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 #8E6E67?

The RGB value is 142, 110, 103: 142 red, 110 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8E6E67?

The complementary color is #67878E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8E6E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8E6E67 color

#8E6E67 rgb(142, 110, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8E6E67 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 55.7% red, 43.1% green and 40.4% blue (142, 110, 103).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 16% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 27% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#8E6E67 color codes

HEX	`#8E6E67`
RGB	`rgb(142, 110, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(55.7%, 43.1%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 16%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 27%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.35, 11.58, 8.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.35, 14.52, 37.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.18, 17.883, 15.271)`
Decimal	`9334375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8E6E67, 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 #8E6E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8E6E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #8E6E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8e6e67; }
.text { color: #8e6e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8e6e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(142 110 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8e6e67, #8e8267); }

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Questions

What color is #8E6E67?: #8E6E67 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 #8E6E67?: The RGB value is 142, 110, 103: 142 red, 110 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8E6E67?: The complementary color is #67878E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8E6E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.