#8B4937 Color

#8B4937 is rgb(139, 73, 55) in RGB and hsl(13, 43%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Sienna. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B4937

HEX#8B4937

RGBrgb(139, 73, 55)

HSLhsl(13, 43%, 38%)

HSVhsv(13, 60%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(48.2% 0.094 36.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 60%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B4937 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B4937 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B4937 Complementary#37798B Analogous#8B374F Analogous#8B7337 Triadic#378B49 Triadic#49378B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B4937, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AB5B44 #BE705B #CB8D7C #D6A699 #E3C3BA #EFDCD7

Shades

#784030 #663629 #542C21 #45251C #331B14 #21110D

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