#8B5E50 Color

#8B5E50 is rgb(139, 94, 80) in RGB and hsl(14, 27%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Sienna. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B5E50

HEX#8B5E50

RGBrgb(139, 94, 80)

HSLhsl(14, 27%, 43%)

HSVhsv(14, 42%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(52.6% 0.063 38)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 42%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5E50 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.51:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5E50 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5E50 Complementary#507D8B Analogous#8B5060 Analogous#8B7B50 Triadic#508B5E Triadic#5E508B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5E50, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A47060 #B3877A #C29F94 #CFB3AB #DDCAC5 #ECE2DF

Shades

#785145 #68463C #543930 #442E27 #31211C #201613

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