HEX atlas value

#8A6860

#8A6860 is a warm red HEX color close to Mocha. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 138, 104, 96, HSL 11, 18%, 46%, has luminance 0.1615, and belongs to the muted group.

red warm muted

#8A6860 Sample readable text

HEX #8A6860

RGB rgb(138, 104, 96)

HSL hsl(11 18% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 25, 30, 46)

Luminance 0.1615

Contrast Black 4.23:1White 4.96:1

CSS

--color-8a6860: #8A6860;
.background-8a6860 { background-color: #8A6860; }
.text-8a6860 { color: #8A6860; }

Luminance0.1615

Black text4.23:1AA Fail

White text4.96:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#8A6860","rgb":[138,104,96],"hsl":[11,18,46],"cmyk":[0,25,30,46],"luminance":0.1615,"contrast":{"black":4.23,"white":4.96}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.23,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.96,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#543F3B","hex":"#543F3B","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.15,"contrastWhite":9.76,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#B49993","hex":"#B49993","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.92,"contrastWhite":2.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Dim Grey","hex":"#696969","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.83,"contrastWhite":5.49,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.93,"contrastWhite":5.34,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#8A606E","hex":"#8A606E","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.98,"contrastWhite":5.28,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","muted","muted red","Mocha adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/8a6860.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mocha.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/raw-umber.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/nickel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#60838A","analogous":["#8A606E","#8A7D60"],"triadic":["#608A68","#68608A"],"tetradic":["#6E8A60","#60838A","#7D608A"],"splitComplementary":["#608A7D","#606E8A"],"monochromatic":["#B49993","#8A6860","#543F3B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#B49993","dark":"#543F3B","saturated":"#A45846","desaturated":"#757575","pastel":"#B7B4B3","neon":"#FF3F14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"mocha","name":"Mocha","hex":"#967969","distance":22.67156809750927},{"slug":"raw-umber","name":"Raw Umber","hex":"#826644","distance":29.189039038652847},{"slug":"nickel","name":"Nickel","hex":"#727472","distance":32.31098884280702},{"slug":"dim-gray","name":"Dim Gray","hex":"#696969","distance":34.219877264537345},{"slug":"dim-grey","name":"Dim Grey","hex":"#696969","distance":34.219877264537345}]

HEX meaning and use

About #8A6860

#8A6860 is classified as a warm red value with muted visual character. #8A6860 is visually closest to Mocha, a named orange color with HEX #967969.

The RGB channels are 138, 104, and 96, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 11deg with 18% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1615, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 22.67, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.23:1AA Fail

White text4.96:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #8A6860 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.23:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.96:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#543F3B#FFFFFF text · best 9.76:1#543F3B

#B49993#000000 text · best 7.92:1#B49993

Dim Grey#FFFFFF text · best 5.49:1#696969

Raw Umber#FFFFFF text · best 5.34:1#826644

#8A606E#FFFFFF text · best 5.28:1#8A606E

Generated Palette

#8A6860#8A6860

#60838A#60838A

#8A606E#8A606E

#8A7D60#8A7D60

#B49993#B49993

#543F3B#543F3B

Color Harmonies

#60838A#60838A

#8A606E#8A606E

#8A7D60#8A7D60

#608A68#608A68

#68608A#68608A

Variants

#B49993#B49993

#543F3B#543F3B

#A45846#A45846

#757575#757575

#B7B4B3#B7B4B3

#FF3F14#FF3F14

Nearest Named Colors

Mocha#967969

Raw Umber#826644

Nickel#727472

Dim Gray#696969

Dim Grey#696969

#8A6860

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #8A6860

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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