#8B5F55 Color

#8B5F55 is rgb(139, 95, 85) in RGB and hsl(11, 24%, 44%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#8B5F55

HEX#8B5F55

RGBrgb(139, 95, 85)

HSLhsl(11, 24%, 44%)

HSVhsv(11, 39%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(53% 0.06 33.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 39%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B5F55 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.43:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.87:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B5F55 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B5F55 Complementary#55818B Analogous#8B5566 Analogous#8B7A55 Triadic#558B5F Triadic#5F558B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B5F55, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A27267 #B0877D #BF9E97 #CFB6B0 #DECDC9 #ECE2DF

Shades

#78524A #684740 #553A34 #422D29 #2F201D #201613

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