#8a4942

Color #8a4942

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 19.91 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a4942

RGB

rgb(138, 73, 66)

HSL

hsl(5.8, 35.3%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.8, 52.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 52.2%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(38.83, 26.74, 16.53)

LCH

lch(38.83, 31.44, 31.72)

OKLCH

oklch(48.3%, 0.0896, 27.31)

HWB

hwb(5.8, 25.9%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42838a

Analogous

#8a425f

#8a4942

#8a6d42

Triadic

#8a4942

#428a49

#49428a

Split-complementary

#8a4942

#428a6d

#425f8a

Tetradic

#8a4942

#838a42

#42838a

#49428a

Square

#8a4942

#5f8a42

#42838a

#6d428a

Shades

Color #8a4942 mixed toward black.

#733d37

#5c312c

#452421

#2e1816

#170c0b

Tints

Color #8a4942 mixed toward white.

#ad5b52

#bd7c75

#ce9d97

#debdba

#efdedc

Tones

Color #8a4942 mixed toward gray.

#844e48

#7e534e

#785754

#725c5a

#6c6160

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.11:1

White text reads better on this background (6.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#737344 · ΔE 30.7

Deuteranopia

#777b44 · ΔE 33.6

Tritanopia

#884545 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a4942;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a4942]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#8a4942 (#8a4942) is rgb(138, 73, 66) in RGB.

No, #8a4942 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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