What color is #8B5B35?

#8B5B35 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cocoa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B5B35?

The RGB value is 139, 91, 53: 139 red, 91 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B5B35?

The complementary color is #35658B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5B35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5B35 color

#8B5B35 rgb(139, 91, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B5B35 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 35.7% green and 20.8% blue (139, 91, 53).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 45% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 62% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Cocoa (#875F42), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#8B5B35 color codes

HEX	`#8B5B35`
RGB	`rgb(139, 91, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 35.7%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 45%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 62%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 62%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.11, 15.62, 29.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.11, 33.54, 62.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.032, 13.229, 5.129)`
Decimal	`9132853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5B35, 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 #8B5B35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5B35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #8B5B35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5b35; }
.text { color: #8b5b35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5b35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 91 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5b35, #8b8635); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Russet.

Questions

What color is #8B5B35?: #8B5B35 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Cocoa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B5B35?: The RGB value is 139, 91, 53: 139 red, 91 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5B35?: The complementary color is #35658B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5B35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.