What color is #8B5C50?

#8B5C50 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 #8B5C50?

The RGB value is 139, 92, 80: 139 red, 92 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B5C50?

The complementary color is #507F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B5C50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B5C50 color

#8B5C50 rgb(139, 92, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B5C50 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 36.1% green and 31.4% blue (139, 92, 80).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 27% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 42% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#8B5C50 color codes

HEX	`#8B5C50`
RGB	`rgb(139, 92, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 36.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 27%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 42%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.83, 17.73, 14.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.83, 23.08, 39.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.923, 13.724, 9.398)`
Decimal	`9133136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B5C50, 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 #8B5C50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B5C50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #8B5C50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b5c50; }
.text { color: #8b5c50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b5c50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 92 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b5c50, #8b7950); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #8B5C50?: #8B5C50 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 #8B5C50?: The RGB value is 139, 92, 80: 139 red, 92 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B5C50?: The complementary color is #507F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B5C50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.