#8B5B41 Color

#8B5B41 is rgb(139, 91, 65) in RGB and hsl(21, 36%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Sienna. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B5B41

HEX#8B5B41

RGBrgb(139, 91, 65)

HSLhsl(21, 36%, 40%)

HSVhsv(21, 53%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(51.7% 0.074 49)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 53%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5B41 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.67:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5B41 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5B41 Complementary#41718B Analogous#8B414C Analogous#8B8041 Triadic#418B5B Triadic#5B418B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5B41, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A66D4E #B9866A #C69C86 #D3B3A1 #E0C9BD #EFE3DC

Shades

#795039 #684431 #573929 #422B1F #312017 #1F140F

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