What color is #8B5300?

#8B5300 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Grizzly. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B5300?

The RGB value is 139, 83, 0: 139 red, 83 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B5300?

The complementary color is #00388B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5300 color

#8B5300 rgb(139, 83, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B5300 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 32.5% green and 0% blue (139, 83, 0).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 100% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Grizzly (#885818), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#8B5300 color codes

HEX	`#8B5300`
RGB	`rgb(139, 83, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 32.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 100%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.7, 18.04, 49.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.7, 52.68, 69.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.742, 11.677, 1.53)`
Decimal	`9130752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5300, 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 #8B5300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #8B5300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5300; }
.text { color: #8b5300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 83 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5300, #7d8b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #8B5300?: #8B5300 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Grizzly. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B5300?: The RGB value is 139, 83, 0: 139 red, 83 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5300?: The complementary color is #00388B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.