What color is #8B6E40?

#8B6E40 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B6E40?

The RGB value is 139, 110, 64: 139 red, 110 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6E40?

The complementary color is #405D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6E40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6E40 color

#8B6E40 rgb(139, 110, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B6E40 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 43.1% green and 25.1% blue (139, 110, 64).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 37% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 54% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#8B6E40 color codes

HEX	`#8B6E40`
RGB	`rgb(139, 110, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 43.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 37%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 54%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 54%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.28, 5.49, 29.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.28, 30.33, 79.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.15, 17.012, 7.23)`
Decimal	`9137728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6E40, 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 #8B6E40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6E40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #8B6E40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6e40; }
.text { color: #8b6e40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6e40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 110 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6e40, #838b40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B6E40?: #8B6E40 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Tobacco Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B6E40?: The RGB value is 139, 110, 64: 139 red, 110 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6E40?: The complementary color is #405D8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6E40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.