#8E230B Color

#8E230B is rgb(142, 35, 11) in RGB and hsl(11, 86%, 30%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SaddleBrown. White text is most readable on this background.

#8E230B

HEX#8E230B

RGBrgb(142, 35, 11)

HSLhsl(11, 86%, 30%)

HSVhsv(11, 92%, 56%)

OKLCHoklch(42.8% 0.146 33.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 92%, 44%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8E230B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8E230B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8E230B Complementary#0B768E Analogous#8E0B34 Analogous#8E650B Triadic#0B8E23 Triadic#230B8E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8E230B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BE2E0E #E83911 #F05E3D #F4856C #F8AC9B #FBD0C6

Shades

#7B1E09 #6D1B08 #5A1607 #471105 #340D04 #260903

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