#8B8A50 Color

#8B8A50 is rgb(139, 138, 80) in RGB and hsl(59, 27%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B8A50

HEX#8B8A50

RGBrgb(139, 138, 80)

HSLhsl(59, 27%, 43%)

HSVhsv(59, 42%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(62.1% 0.079 107.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 42%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B8A50 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.59:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.85:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B8A50 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B8A50 Complementary#50518B Analogous#8B6D50 Analogous#6F8B50 Triadic#508B8A Triadic#8A508B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B8A50, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A4A360 #B3B27A #C2C194 #CFCEAB #DDDDC5 #ECECDF

Shades

#787745 #68673C #545430 #444427 #31301C #202013

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