What color is #8F6964?

#8F6964 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 #8F6964?

The RGB value is 143, 105, 100: 143 red, 105 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F6964?

The complementary color is #648A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F6964?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F6964 color

#8F6964 rgb(143, 105, 100)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F6964 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 41.2% green and 39.2% blue (143, 105, 100).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 18% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 30% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Temptation (#956E5F), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#8F6964 color codes

HEX	`#8F6964`
RGB	`rgb(143, 105, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 41.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 18%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 30%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 30%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.09, 14.46, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.09, 16.92, 31.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.68, 16.864, 14.325)`
Decimal	`9398628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F6964, 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 #8F6964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F6964 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #8F6964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f6964; }
.text { color: #8f6964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f6964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 105 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f6964, #8f7e64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8F6964?: #8F6964 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 #8F6964?: The RGB value is 143, 105, 100: 143 red, 105 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F6964?: The complementary color is #648A8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F6964?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.