#8C3817 Color

#8C3817 is rgb(140, 56, 23) in RGB and hsl(17, 72%, 32%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SaddleBrown. White text is most readable on this background.

#8C3817

HEX#8C3817

RGBrgb(140, 56, 23)

HSLhsl(17, 72%, 32%)

HSVhsv(17, 84%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(45.2% 0.123 40.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 84%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C3817 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.8:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.69:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C3817 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C3817 Complementary#176B8C Analogous#8C1730 Analogous#8C7317 Triadic#178C38 Triadic#38178C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C3817, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B4481D #DC5B28 #E27950 #EA9B7B #F0B9A3 #F7DACF

Shades

#7B3114 #692A11 #58230E #461C0B #351509 #230E06

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