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#8A5C3D Color

#8A5C3D is rgb(138, 92, 61) in RGB, hsl(24, 39%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 33%, 56%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Milk Chocolate (#84563C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.47. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A5C3D
HEX#8A5C3D
RGBrgb(138, 92, 61)
HSLhsl(24, 39%, 39%)
HSVhsv(24, 56%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 56%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(51.7% 0.075 54.2)
LABlab(43.67% 16.83 25.79)
LCHlch(43.67% 30.79 56.87)

What #8A5C3D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #8A5C3D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#8A5C3D Channel Values

How #8A5C3D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 138 · G 92 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 24° · S 39% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 24° · S 56% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 33% · Y 56% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.71:1 vs white · 3.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #8A5C3D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #8A5C3D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #8A5C3D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #8A5C3D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #8A5C3D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8A5C3D
Protanopia#66663D
Protanomaly#76623D
Deuteranopia#6E6E3A
Deuteranomaly#7A673B
Tritanopia#8C5959
Tritanomaly#8B5A4F
Achromatopsia#666666

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Using #8A5C3D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-8a5c3d: #8A5C3D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A5C3D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-8a5c3d': '#8A5C3D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.361, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_8a5c3d">#8A5C3D</color>
SVG fillfill="#8A5C3D"

More Brown Colors

#8A5C3D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#8A5C3D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #8A5C3D?

#8A5C3D is a dark brown — rgb(138, 92, 61) in RGB and hsl(24, 39%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Milk Chocolate (#84563C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.47.

What is the RGB value of #8A5C3D?

#8A5C3D is rgb(138, 92, 61) — red 138, green 92, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A5C3D?

#8A5C3D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 33%, 56%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A5C3D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A5C3D scores 5.71:1 against white and 3.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A5C3D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A5C3D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 17.61, which is visibly different.

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