#8A5656 Color

#8A5656 is rgb(138, 86, 86) in RGB and hsl(0, 23%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8A5656

HEX#8A5656

RGBrgb(138, 86, 86)

HSLhsl(0, 23%, 44%)

HSVhsv(0, 38%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(51.1% 0.069 19.7)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8A5656 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.92:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.55:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A5656 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8A5656 Complementary#568A8A Analogous#8A5670 Analogous#8A7056 Triadic#568A56 Triadic#56568A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8A5656, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A16868 #AE7E7E #BE9797 #CEB1B1 #DECACA #EBE0E0

Shades

#774B4B #684141 #553535 #422929 #2F1D1D #1F1414

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