#8B5D55 Color

#8B5D55 is rgb(139, 93, 85) in RGB and hsl(9, 24%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B5D55

HEX#8B5D55

RGBrgb(139, 93, 85)

HSLhsl(9, 24%, 44%)

HSVhsv(9, 39%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.062 30.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 39%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5D55 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.53:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5D55 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5D55 Complementary#55838B Analogous#8B5568 Analogous#8B7855 Triadic#558B5D Triadic#5D558B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5D55, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A27067 #B0857D #BF9D97 #CFB5B0 #DECCC9 #ECE1DF

Shades

#78514A #684640 #553934 #422D29 #2F201D #201513

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