What color is #8B4500?

#8B4500 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B4500?

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

What is the complementary color of #8B4500?

The complementary color is #00468B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B4500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B4500 color

#8B4500 rgb(139, 69, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B4500 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 27.1% green and 0% blue (139, 69, 0).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 100% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Brown (#964B00), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#8B4500 color codes

HEX	`#8B4500`
RGB	`rgb(139, 69, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 27.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 100%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, 26.03, 47.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 54.1, 61.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.777, 9.747, 1.208)`
Decimal	`9127168`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B4500, 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 #8B4500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#8B4500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #8B4500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b4500; }
.text { color: #8b4500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b4500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 69 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b4500, #8b8b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8B4500?: #8B4500 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B4500?: The RGB value is 139, 69, 0: 139 red, 69 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B4500?: The complementary color is #00468B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B4500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.