#8B5557 Color

#8B5557 is rgb(139, 85, 87) in RGB and hsl(358, 24%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B5557

HEX#8B5557

RGBrgb(139, 85, 87)

HSLhsl(358, 24%, 44%)

HSVhsv(358, 39%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(51.1% 0.072 17.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 37%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5557 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.94:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5557 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5557 Complementary#558B89 Analogous#8B5572 Analogous#8B6E55 Triadic#578B55 Triadic#55578B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5557, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A26769 #B07D7F #BF9798 #CFB0B1 #DEC9CA #ECDFE0

Shades

#784A4B #684041 #553435 #42292A #2F1D1E #201314

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