What color is #8B6037?

#8B6037 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B6037?

The RGB value is 139, 96, 55: 139 red, 96 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6037?

The complementary color is #37628B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6037?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6037 color

#8B6037 rgb(139, 96, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B6037 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 37.6% green and 21.6% blue (139, 96, 55).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 43% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 60% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Wild Horses (#8D6747), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#8B6037 color codes

HEX	`#8B6037`
RGB	`rgb(139, 96, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 37.6%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 43%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 60%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 60%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.42, 12.86, 30.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.42, 32.76, 66.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.521, 14.132, 5.524)`
Decimal	`9134135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6037, 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 #8B6037	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6037 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #8B6037 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6037; }
.text { color: #8b6037; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6037; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 96 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6037, #8b8a37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Russet.

Questions

What color is #8B6037?: #8B6037 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wild Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B6037?: The RGB value is 139, 96, 55: 139 red, 96 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6037?: The complementary color is #37628B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6037?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.