#8C4A17 Color

#8C4A17 is rgb(140, 74, 23) in RGB and hsl(26, 72%, 32%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SaddleBrown. White text is most readable on this background.

#8C4A17

HEX#8C4A17

RGBrgb(140, 74, 23)

HSLhsl(26, 72%, 32%)

HSVhsv(26, 84%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(48.1% 0.108 53.4)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 47%, 84%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C4A17 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.76:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.11:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C4A17 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C4A17 Complementary#17598C Analogous#8C171F Analogous#8C8517 Triadic#178C4A Triadic#4A178C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C4A17, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B45F1D #DC7628 #E28F50 #EAAB7B #F0C4A3 #F7E0CF

Shades

#7B4114 #693711 #582E0E #46250B #351C09 #231206

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