saddlebrown — #8B4513
#8B4513
rgb(139, 69, 19) · hsl(25, 76%, 31%) · CSS keyword saddlebrown
Can you put text on it?
| Contrast | Body text | Large text | |
|---|---|---|---|
| saddlebrown on white | 7.1:1 | AA | AA |
| saddlebrown on black | 2.96:1 | — | — |
As a background, saddlebrown takes white text: 7.1:1 against 2.96:1 the other way. A colour picker will give you the hex and stop there, which is why so many palettes look right and fail an accessibility audit.
Using it
color: saddlebrown;
color: #8b4513;
color: rgb(139 69 19);All three are the same colour. The keyword is one of the 141 CSS named colours — a list settled in CSS 2.1 and added to exactly once since, when rebeccapurple was standardised in 2014.
Colours close to saddlebrown
- sienna — #A0522D
- brown — #A52A2A
- firebrick — #B22222
- darkolivegreen — #556B2F
- dimgray — #696969
- olive — #808000
Frequently asked questions
What is the hex code for saddlebrown?
The hex code for saddlebrown is #8B4513 — RGB 139, 69, 19.
Can I use saddlebrown for text?
Yes. saddlebrown reaches 7.1:1 against white, past the 4.5:1 that WCAG AA asks for body text.
Should text on saddlebrown be black or white?
White — 7.1:1 against 2.96:1 the other way.
Other named colours
- salmon — #FA8072
- sandybrown — #F4A460
- seagreen — #2E8B57
- seashell — #FFF5EE
- sienna — #A0522D
- silver — #C0C0C0
- skyblue — #87CEEB
- slateblue — #6A5ACD
- slategray — #708090
- snow — #FFFAFA
- springgreen — #00FF7F
- steelblue — #4682B4
#8B4513 in full — tints, shades and harmonies · All named colours · Colour reference