What color is #8B4513?

#8B4513 is a dark, moderate orange known as Saddle Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Saddle Brown?

The RGB value is 139, 69, 19: 139 red, 69 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Saddle Brown?

The complementary color is #13598B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B4513?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Saddle Brown color: hex code #8B4513

#8B4513 rgb(139, 69, 19)

Shades of brown

Saddle Brown has the hex code #8B4513. It is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 27.1% green and 7.5% blue (139, 69, 19).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 76% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 86% yellow and 45% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword saddlebrown.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

Saddle Brown (#8B4513) color codes

HEX	`#8B4513`
RGB	`rgb(139, 69, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 27.1%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 76%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 86%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 86%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.47, 26.44, 40.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.47, 48.77, 57.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.894, 9.794, 1.827)`
Decimal	`9127187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Saddle Brown, 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 #8B4513	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B4513 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #8B4513 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b4513; }
.text { color: #8b4513; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b4513; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 69 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b4513, #8b8113); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #8B4513 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #8B4513?: #8B4513 is a dark, moderate orange known as Saddle Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Saddle Brown?: The RGB value is 139, 69, 19: 139 red, 69 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Saddle Brown?: The complementary color is #13598B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B4513?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.