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#8A676B

Mocha · medium warm red

About #8A676B

With the hex code #8A676B, this is a medium red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 40% green and 42% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Mocha — a ΔE of 12.9 — followed by Umber. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #678A86, a eucalyptus shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.96:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.96:1).

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Red138
Green103
Blue107

Closest named colours

Mocha
#967969 · ΔE 12.9
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 15.3
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 15.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #8A676B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on mocha #8A676B.
4.96:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on mocha #8A676B.
4.23:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #8A676B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8A676B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6C6C6B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#75726A
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#916468

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8A676B?

With the hex code #8A676B, this is a medium red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 40% green and 42% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 22% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8A676B?

Use white text. White on #8A676B has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8A676B?

Its complementary colour is #678A86, and analogous partners are #8A677D and #8A7467.