What color is #8B5B44?

#8B5B44 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Weathered Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B5B44?

The RGB value is 139, 91, 68: 139 red, 91 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B5B44?

The complementary color is #44748B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5B44 color

#8B5B44 rgb(139, 91, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B5B44 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 35.7% green and 26.7% blue (139, 91, 68).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 34% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 51% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Weathered Leather (#90614A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#8B5B44 color codes

HEX	`#8B5B44`
RGB	`rgb(139, 91, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 35.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 34%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 51%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 51%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.34, 16.98, 21.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.34, 27.24, 51.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.433, 13.39, 7.239)`
Decimal	`9132868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5B44, 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 #8B5B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #8B5B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5b44; }
.text { color: #8b5b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 91 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5b44, #8b7f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #8B5B44?: #8B5B44 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Weathered Leather. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B5B44?: The RGB value is 139, 91, 68: 139 red, 91 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5B44?: The complementary color is #44748B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.