#8C5E40 Color

#8C5E40 is rgb(140, 94, 64) in RGB and hsl(24, 37%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Sienna. White text is most readable on this background.

#8C5E40

HEX#8C5E40

RGBrgb(140, 94, 64)

HSLhsl(24, 37%, 40%)

HSVhsv(24, 54%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(52.4% 0.074 53.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 33%, 54%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8C5E40 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.79:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8C5E40 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8C5E40 Complementary#406E8C Analogous#8C4048 Analogous#8C8440 Triadic#408C5E Triadic#5E408C

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8C5E40, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A8714D #BA8969 #C79F85 #D4B5A1 #E0CBBD #EFE4DC

Shades

#7A5338 #694730 #573B28 #422D1F #312116 #1F150E

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