What color is #8B6451?

#8B6451 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mocha Delight. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B6451?

The RGB value is 139, 100, 81: 139 red, 100 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6451?

The complementary color is #51788B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6451?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6451 color

#8B6451 rgb(139, 100, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B6451 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 39.2% green and 31.8% blue (139, 100, 81).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 42% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mocha Delight (#8E664E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#8B6451 color codes

HEX	`#8B6451`
RGB	`rgb(139, 100, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 39.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 42%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.9, 13.16, 16.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.9, 21.49, 52.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.69, 15.198, 9.837)`
Decimal	`9135185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6451, 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 #8B6451	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6451 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #8B6451 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6451; }
.text { color: #8b6451; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6451; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 100 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6451, #8b8151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B6451?: #8B6451 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mocha Delight. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B6451?: The RGB value is 139, 100, 81: 139 red, 100 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6451?: The complementary color is #51788B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6451?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.