#8B6A67
Mocha · medium warm red
About #8B6A67
With the hex code #8B6A67, this is a medium red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 42% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Mocha — a ΔE of 9.0 — followed by Mocha Mousse. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #67888B, a slate gray shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.82:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.82:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #8B6A67?
With the hex code #8B6A67, this is a medium red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 55% red, 42% green and 40% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #8B6A67?
Use white text. White on #8B6A67 has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #8B6A67?
Its complementary colour is #67888B, and analogous partners are #8B6776 and #8B7C67.