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#8B6148 closest to Weathered Leather

#8B6148 is a medium, muted brown; the closest named color is Weathered Leather. In the RGB color model it is made of 54.5% red, 38.0% green and 28.2% blue (rgb(139, 97, 72)). Its HSL value is 22° hue, 32% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 48% yellow and 45% black. #8B6148 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.38:1.

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Variations of #8B6148

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#8B6148 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#8B6148 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #8B6148 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #776E48
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6D6546
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #766547
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #776E48
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7D6A48
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #96595B
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #8F5E51
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #6A6A6A
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #746863

#8B6148 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.38:1 Good#8B6148 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.90:1 Poor#8B6148 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#8B6148 in CSS

/* Weathered Leather */
.color { color: #8B6148; }
.background { background-color: #8B6148; }
.border { border: 1px solid #8B6148; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(139 97 72);
color: hsl(22 32% 41%);
color: oklch(0.531 0.066 51.6);

#8B6148 FAQ

What color is #8B6148?

#8B6148 is a medium, muted brown. Its closest named color is Weathered Leather. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #8B6148?

#8B6148 is rgb(139, 97, 72) in RGB, hsl(22, 32%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 30%, 48%, 45%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #8B6148?

The complementary color of #8B6148 is #48728B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #8B6148?

White text has the best contrast on #8B6148: 5.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #8B6148 a warm or cool color?

#8B6148 is a warm color.