What color is #8B3F2A?

#8B3F2A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Fire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B3F2A?

The RGB value is 139, 63, 42: 139 red, 63 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B3F2A?

The complementary color is #2A768B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B3F2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B3F2A color

#8B3F2A rgb(139, 63, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B3F2A is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 24.7% green and 16.5% blue (139, 63, 42).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 54% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 70% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Fire (#8F3F2A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#8B3F2A color codes

HEX	`#8B3F2A`
RGB	`rgb(139, 63, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 24.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 54%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 70%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 70%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.39, 30.76, 28.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.39, 41.61, 42.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.844, 9.213, 3.292)`
Decimal	`9125674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B3F2A, 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 #8B3F2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B3F2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #8B3F2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b3f2a; }
.text { color: #8b3f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b3f2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 63 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b3f2a, #8b6f2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8B3F2A?: #8B3F2A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Fire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B3F2A?: The RGB value is 139, 63, 42: 139 red, 63 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B3F2A?: The complementary color is #2A768B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B3F2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.