What color is #8B6E44?

#8B6E44 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 #8B6E44?

The RGB value is 139, 110, 68: 139 red, 110 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B6E44?

The complementary color is #44618B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B6E44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B6E44 color

#8B6E44 rgb(139, 110, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B6E44 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 43.1% green and 26.7% blue (139, 110, 68).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 34% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 51% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Tobacco Leaf (#8C724F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#8B6E44 color codes

HEX	`#8B6E44`
RGB	`rgb(139, 110, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 43.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 34%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 51%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 51%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.33, 5.88, 27.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.33, 28.3, 78.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.268, 17.059, 7.851)`
Decimal	`9137732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B6E44, 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 #8B6E44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8B6E44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #8B6E44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b6e44; }
.text { color: #8b6e44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b6e44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 110 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b6e44, #858b44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #8B6E44?: #8B6E44 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 #8B6E44?: The RGB value is 139, 110, 68: 139 red, 110 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B6E44?: The complementary color is #44618B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B6E44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.