#8B5555 Color

#8B5555 is rgb(139, 85, 85) in RGB and hsl(0, 24%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B5555

HEX#8B5555

RGBrgb(139, 85, 85)

HSLhsl(0, 24%, 44%)

HSVhsv(0, 39%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(51% 0.072 19.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 39%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5555 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.95:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.53:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5555 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5555 Complementary#558B8B Analogous#8B5570 Analogous#8B7055 Triadic#558B55 Triadic#55558B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5555, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A26767 #B07D7D #BF9797 #CFB0B0 #DEC9C9 #ECDFDF

Shades

#784A4A #684040 #553434 #422929 #2F1D1D #201313

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