#8A5156 Color

#8A5156 is rgb(138, 81, 86) in RGB and hsl(355, 26%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A5156

HEX#8A5156

RGBrgb(138, 81, 86)

HSLhsl(355, 26%, 43%)

HSVhsv(355, 41%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(50.2% 0.077 14.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 38%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A5156 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.19:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A5156 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A5156 Complementary#518A85 Analogous#8A5172 Analogous#8A6951 Triadic#568A51 Triadic#51568A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A5156, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A36267 #B27B80 #C19599 #CEABAE #DDC5C7 #ECDFE0

Shades

#77464A #673C40 #543134 #43282A #301C1E #201314

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