What color is #8B5434?

#8B5434 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hello Fall. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B5434?

The RGB value is 139, 84, 52: 139 red, 84 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B5434?

The complementary color is #346B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5434 color

#8B5434 rgb(139, 84, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B5434 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 32.9% green and 20.4% blue (139, 84, 52).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 46% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 63% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Hello Fall (#995533), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#8B5434 color codes

HEX	`#8B5434`
RGB	`rgb(139, 84, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 32.9%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 46%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 63%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 63%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.34, 19.63, 28.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.34, 34.29, 55.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.439, 12.079, 4.819)`
Decimal	`9131060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5434, 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 #8B5434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #8B5434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5434; }
.text { color: #8b5434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 84 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5434, #8b8034); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #8B5434?: #8B5434 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hello Fall. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B5434?: The RGB value is 139, 84, 52: 139 red, 84 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5434?: The complementary color is #346B8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.