#8A5142 Color

#8A5142 is rgb(138, 81, 66) in RGB and hsl(12, 35%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Sienna. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A5142

HEX#8A5142

RGBrgb(138, 81, 66)

HSLhsl(12, 35%, 40%)

HSVhsv(12, 52%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.081 35.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 52%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A5142 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.29:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.34:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A5142 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A5142 Complementary#427B8A Analogous#8A4258 Analogous#8A7442 Triadic#428A51 Triadic#51428A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A5142, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A56150 #B87A6B #C59387 #D2ACA2 #E0C4BE #EEE0DD

Shades

#78473A #673C32 #563229 #41261F #301C17 #1F120F

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