#8C4912 Color

#8C4912 is rgb(140, 73, 18) in RGB and hsl(27, 77%, 31%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SaddleBrown. White text is most readable on this background.

#8C4912

HEX#8C4912

RGBrgb(140, 73, 18)

HSLhsl(27, 77%, 31%)

HSVhsv(27, 87%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(47.9% 0.111 54)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 48%, 87%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C4912 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C4912 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C4912 Complementary#12558C Analogous#8C1218 Analogous#8C8612 Triadic#128C49 Triadic#49128C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C4912, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B96018 #E2761D #E8914A #EDAA73 #F3C5A0 #F8DEC9

Shades

#7A4010 #68360D #562D0B #482609 #361C07 #241305

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