What color is #8B6B38?

#8B6B38 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Aged Antics. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B6B38?

The RGB value is 139, 107, 56: 139 red, 107 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6B38?

The complementary color is #38588B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6B38 color

#8B6B38 rgb(139, 107, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B6B38 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 42% green and 22% blue (139, 107, 56).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 43% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 60% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aged Antics (#886B2E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#8B6B38 color codes

HEX	`#8B6B38`
RGB	`rgb(139, 107, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 42%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 43%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 60%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 60%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.35, 6.52, 33.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.35, 33.72, 78.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.62, 16.291, 6.01)`
Decimal	`9136952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6B38, 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 #8B6B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #8B6B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6b38; }
.text { color: #8b6b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 107 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6b38, #828b38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

Questions

What color is #8B6B38?: #8B6B38 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Aged Antics. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B6B38?: The RGB value is 139, 107, 56: 139 red, 107 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6B38?: The complementary color is #38588B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.