What color is #8F5D35?

#8F5D35 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chilli Con Carne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8F5D35?

The RGB value is 143, 93, 53: 143 red, 93 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8F5D35?

The complementary color is #35678F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8F5D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8F5D35 color

#8F5D35 rgb(143, 93, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #8F5D35 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.1% red, 36.5% green and 20.8% blue (143, 93, 53).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 46% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 63% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Chilli Con Carne (#985E2B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#8F5D35 color codes

HEX	`#8F5D35`
RGB	`rgb(143, 93, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.1%, 36.5%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 46%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 63%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 63%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.13, 16.25, 31.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.13, 35.02, 62.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.886, 13.927, 5.219)`
Decimal	`9395509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8F5D35, 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 #8F5D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#8F5D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #8F5D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8f5d35; }
.text { color: #8f5d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8f5d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(143 93 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8f5d35, #8f8a35); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sienna.

Questions

What color is #8F5D35?: #8F5D35 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Chilli Con Carne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8F5D35?: The RGB value is 143, 93, 53: 143 red, 93 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8F5D35?: The complementary color is #35678F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8F5D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.