What color is #8B533F?

#8B533F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Annatto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B533F?

The RGB value is 139, 83, 63: 139 red, 83 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B533F?

The complementary color is #3F778B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B533F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B533F color

#8B533F rgb(139, 83, 63)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B533F is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 32.5% green and 24.7% blue (139, 83, 63).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 38% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 55% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Annatto (#8C5341), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#8B533F color codes

HEX	`#8B533F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 83, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 32.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 38%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 55%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 55%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.27, 21.15, 21.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.27, 30.22, 45.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.639, 12.036, 6.254)`
Decimal	`9130815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B533F, 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 #8B533F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B533F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #8B533F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b533f; }
.text { color: #8b533f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b533f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 83 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b533f, #8b793f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8B533F?: #8B533F is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Annatto. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B533F?: The RGB value is 139, 83, 63: 139 red, 83 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B533F?: The complementary color is #3F778B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B533F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.