What color is #8B7730?

#8B7730 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7730?

The RGB value is 139, 119, 48: 139 red, 119 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7730?

The complementary color is #30448B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7730?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7730 color

#8B7730 rgb(139, 119, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B7730 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 46.7% green and 18.8% blue (139, 119, 48).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 49% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 65% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Capers (#897A3E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#8B7730 color codes

HEX	`#8B7730`
RGB	`rgb(139, 119, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 46.7%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 49%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 65%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 65%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.57, -0.97, 40.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.57, 40.82, 91.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.779, 18.897, 5.507)`
Decimal	`9140016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7730, 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 #8B7730	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7730 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	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 #8B7730 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7730; }
.text { color: #8b7730; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7730; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 119 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7730, #728b30); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #8B7730?: #8B7730 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7730?: The RGB value is 139, 119, 48: 139 red, 119 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7730?: The complementary color is #30448B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7730?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.