#8B7937 Color

#8B7937 is rgb(139, 121, 55) in RGB and hsl(47, 43%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is OliveDrab. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B7937

HEX#8B7937

RGBrgb(139, 121, 55)

HSLhsl(47, 43%, 38%)

HSVhsv(47, 60%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(57.9% 0.089 94.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 60%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B7937 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B7937 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B7937 Complementary#37498B Analogous#8B4F37 Analogous#738B37 Triadic#378B79 Triadic#79378B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B7937, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AB9544 #BEA85B #CBBA7C #D6C999 #E3DABA #EFEAD7

Shades

#786930 #665929 #544921 #453C1C #332C14 #211D0D

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