What color is #8B4121?

#8B4121 is a dark, moderate orange known as Chocolate Covered. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chocolate Covered?

The RGB value is 139, 65, 33: 139 red, 65 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chocolate Covered?

The complementary color is #216B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B4121?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chocolate Covered color: hex code #8B4121

#8B4121 rgb(139, 65, 33)

Shades of brown

Chocolate Covered has the hex code #8B4121. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 25.5% green and 12.9% blue (139, 65, 33).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 62% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 76% yellow and 45% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

Chocolate Covered (#8B4121) color codes

HEX	`#8B4121`
RGB	`rgb(139, 65, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 25.5%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 62%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 76%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 76%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.71, 29.19, 33.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.71, 44.41, 48.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.814, 9.381, 2.574)`
Decimal	`9126177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chocolate Covered, 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 #8B4121	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B4121 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #8B4121 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b4121; }
.text { color: #8b4121; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b4121; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 65 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b4121, #8b7621); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8B4121 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8B4121?: #8B4121 is a dark, moderate orange known as Chocolate Covered. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chocolate Covered?: The RGB value is 139, 65, 33: 139 red, 65 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chocolate Covered?: The complementary color is #216B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B4121?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.