What color is #8B5A4F?

#8B5A4F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B5A4F?

The RGB value is 139, 90, 79: 139 red, 90 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B5A4F?

The complementary color is #4F808B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5A4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5A4F color

#8B5A4F rgb(139, 90, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B5A4F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 35.3% green and 31% blue (139, 90, 79).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 28% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 43% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#8B5A4F color codes

HEX	`#8B5A4F`
RGB	`rgb(139, 90, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 35.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 28%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 43%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 43%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.31, 18.78, 14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.31, 23.83, 37.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.716, 13.367, 9.148)`
Decimal	`9132623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5A4F, 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 #8B5A4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5A4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #8B5A4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5a4f; }
.text { color: #8b5a4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5a4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 90 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5a4f, #8b784f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8B5A4F?: #8B5A4F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B5A4F?: The RGB value is 139, 90, 79: 139 red, 90 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5A4F?: The complementary color is #4F808B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5A4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.