#8B4837 Color

#8B4837 is rgb(139, 72, 55) in RGB and hsl(12, 43%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Sienna. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B4837

HEX#8B4837

RGBrgb(139, 72, 55)

HSLhsl(12, 43%, 38%)

HSVhsv(12, 60%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(48% 0.095 35.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 60%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B4837 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.82:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B4837 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B4837 Complementary#377A8B Analogous#8B3750 Analogous#8B7237 Triadic#378B48 Triadic#48378B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B4837, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AB5944 #BE6F5B #CB8C7C #D6A599 #E3C2BA #EFDCD7

Shades

#783E30 #663529 #542C21 #45241C #331A14 #21110D

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