What color is #8B7B53?

#8B7B53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8B7B53?

The RGB value is 139, 123, 83: 139 red, 123 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8B7B53?

The complementary color is #53638B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8B7B53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8B7B53 color

#8B7B53 rgb(139, 123, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8B7B53 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 48.2% green and 32.5% blue (139, 123, 83).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 25% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 40% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Mossy (#857349), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#8B7B53 color codes

HEX	`#8B7B53`
RGB	`rgb(139, 123, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(54.5%, 48.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 25%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 40%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 40%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.15, 0.08, 24.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.15, 24.13, 89.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.292, 20.28, 11.08)`
Decimal	`9141075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8B7B53, 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 #8B7B53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8B7B53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #8B7B53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8b7b53; }
.text { color: #8b7b53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8b7b53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(139 123 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8b7b53, #7f8b53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #8B7B53?: #8B7B53 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mossy. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8B7B53?: The RGB value is 139, 123, 83: 139 red, 123 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8B7B53?: The complementary color is #53638B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8B7B53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.