What color is #8B6945?

#8B6945 is a desaturated orange known as Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Barrel Aged?

The RGB value is 139, 105, 69: 139 red, 105 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Barrel Aged?

The complementary color is #45678B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6945?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Barrel Aged color: hex code #8B6945

#8B6945 rgb(139, 105, 69)

Shades of brown

Barrel Aged has the hex code #8B6945. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 41.2% green and 27.1% blue (139, 105, 69).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 34% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 50% yellow and 45% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

Barrel Aged (#8B6945) color codes

HEX	`#8B6945`
RGB	`rgb(139, 105, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 41.2%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 34%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 50%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 50%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47, 8.89, 25.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47, 26.94, 70.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.774, 16.023, 7.838)`
Decimal	`9136453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Barrel Aged, 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 #8B6945	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6945 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #8B6945 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6945; }
.text { color: #8b6945; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6945; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 105 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6945, #8a8b45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

See #8B6945 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8B6945?: #8B6945 is a desaturated orange known as Barrel Aged. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Barrel Aged?: The RGB value is 139, 105, 69: 139 red, 105 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Barrel Aged?: The complementary color is #45678B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6945?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.