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Saddle Brown Color

#8b4513

Saddle Brown Color

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A rich reddish-brown named after the color of leather saddles.

Nearest Tailwind class amber-800 #973c00 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#8b4513

RGB

rgb(139, 69, 19)

HSL

hsl(25, 75.9%, 31%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25, 86.3%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50.4%, 86.3%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(37.47, 26.44, 40.98)

LCH

lch(37.47, 48.77, 57.17)

OKLCH

oklch(47.1%, 0.1122, 50.86)

HWB

hwb(25, 7.5%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#13598b

Analogous

#8b131d

#8b4513

#8b8113

Triadic

#8b4513

#138b45

#45138b

Split-complementary

#8b4513

#138b81

#131d8b

Tetradic

#8b4513

#598b13

#13598b

#45138b

Square

#8b4513

#1d8b13

#13598b

#81138b

Shades

Saddle Brown Color mixed toward black.

#743a10

#5d2e0d

#46230a

#2e1706

#170c03

Tints

Saddle Brown Color mixed toward white.

#bf5f1a

#e37b31

#ea9c64

#f1bd98

#f8decb

Tones

Saddle Brown Color mixed toward gray.

#81471d

#774827

#6d4a31

#634c3b

#594d45

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.96:1

White text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#737326 · ΔE 27.6

Deuteranopia

#777b29 · ΔE 30.1

Tritanopia

#893032 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b4513;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b4513]

Related colors

Chocolate #d2691e

Seashell #fff5ee

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Linen #faf0e6

Frequently asked questions

Saddle Brown (#8b4513) is rgb(139, 69, 19) in RGB.

No, #8b4513 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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