#8B5559 Color

#8B5559 is rgb(139, 85, 89) in RGB and hsl(356, 24%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B5559

HEX#8B5559

RGBrgb(139, 85, 89)

HSLhsl(356, 24%, 44%)

HSVhsv(356, 39%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.072 15.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 36%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5559 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.54:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5559 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5559 Complementary#558B88 Analogous#8B5574 Analogous#8B6D55 Triadic#598B55 Triadic#55598B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5559, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A2676B #B07D81 #BF9799 #CFB0B2 #DEC9CB #ECDFE0

Shades

#784A4D #684043 #553437 #42292A #2F1D1E #201314

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