Saddle Brown is the CSS named color #8B4513 — rgb(139, 69, 19), hsl(25, 76%, 31%). Its relative luminance is 0.098, giving 7.10:1 against white and 2.96:1 against black, so it works as a text color on white.
| HEX | #8B4513 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 69, 19) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 76%, 31%) |
| Relative luminance | 0.0979 |
| Contrast on white | 7.10:1 AA pass |
| Contrast on black | 2.96:1 AA fail |
Built by mixing saddlebrown toward white (four steps) and toward black (four steps) while keeping the hue. Use the shades generator for a different step count or to add harmony sets.
Closest by CIELAB distance (ΔE76). For perceptual matching in a design system, compare in OKLab before locking a token.
saddlebrown is #8B4513, which is rgb(139, 69, 19) and hsl(25, 76%, 31%). It is one of the 148 CSS named colors defined by the CSS Color Module Level 4.
Saddle Brown has a relative luminance of 0.098 on a 0–1 scale, so it is a dark color. Against white it scores 7.10:1; against black, 2.96:1.
saddlebrown reaches 7.10:1 against white, which clears WCAG 2.2 AA for normal text (4.5:1) at any size.