#8B5241 Color

#8B5241 is rgb(139, 82, 65) in RGB and hsl(14, 36%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Sienna. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B5241

HEX#8B5241

RGBrgb(139, 82, 65)

HSLhsl(14, 36%, 40%)

HSVhsv(14, 53%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(50% 0.081 37.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 53%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5241 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.21:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5241 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5241 Complementary#417A8B Analogous#8B4155 Analogous#8B7741 Triadic#418B52 Triadic#52418B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5241, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A6634E #B97C6A #C69586 #D3ADA1 #E0C5BD #EFE1DC

Shades

#794839 #683E31 #573429 #42271F #311D17 #1F130F

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