#8B794B Color

#8B794B is rgb(139, 121, 75) in RGB and hsl(43, 30%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B794B

HEX#8B794B

RGBrgb(139, 121, 75)

HSLhsl(43, 30%, 42%)

HSVhsv(43, 46%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.067 88.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 46%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B794B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.26:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text4.93:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B794B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B794B Complementary#4B5D8B Analogous#8B594B Analogous#7D8B4B Triadic#4B8B79 Triadic#794B8B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B794B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A69059 #B4A274 #C2B48E #D1C5A9 #DFD7C3 #EDE9DE

Shades

#7B6B42 #675937 #564B2E #423A24 #322B1B #1E1A10

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