What color is #8F655B?

#8F655B 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 #8F655B?

The RGB value is 143, 101, 91: 143 red, 101 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F655B?

The complementary color is #5B858F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F655B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F655B color

#8F655B rgb(143, 101, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F655B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 39.6% green and 35.7% blue (143, 101, 91).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 22% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 36% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#8F655B color codes

HEX	`#8F655B`
RGB	`rgb(143, 101, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 39.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 22%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 36%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 36%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.85, 15.55, 12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.85, 19.89, 38.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.87, 15.903, 12.024)`
Decimal	`9397595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F655B, 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 #8F655B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F655B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #8F655B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f655b; }
.text { color: #8f655b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f655b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 101 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f655b, #8f7f5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F655B?: #8F655B 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 #8F655B?: The RGB value is 143, 101, 91: 143 red, 101 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F655B?: The complementary color is #5B858F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F655B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.