#8a5353

Color #8a5353

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 23.05 Nearest Tailwind class rose-800 #a50036 · ΔE 14.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5353

RGB

rgb(138, 83, 83)

HSL

hsl(0, 24.9%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 39.9%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 39.9%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(41.56, 22.93, 9.78)

LCH

lch(41.56, 24.93, 23.1)

OKLCH

oklch(50.5%, 0.0738, 19.96)

HWB

hwb(0, 32.5%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#538a8a

Analogous

#8a536e

#8a5353

#8a6e53

Triadic

#8a5353

#538a53

#53538a

Split-complementary

#8a5353

#538a6e

#536e8a

Tetradic

#8a5353

#8a8a53

#538a8a

#53538a

Square

#8a5353

#6e8a53

#538a8a

#6e538a

Shades

Color #8a5353 mixed toward black.

#734545

#5c3737

#452929

#2e1c1c

#170e0e

Tints

Color #8a5353 mixed toward white.

#a56969

#b78787

#c9a5a5

#dbc3c3

#ede1e1

Tones

Color #8a5353 mixed toward gray.

#855858

#815c5c

#7c6161

#786565

#736a6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.44:1

White text reads better on this background (6.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767653 · ΔE 30

Deuteranopia

#797d53 · ΔE 32.7

Tritanopia

#885353 · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 19.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5353;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5353]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#8a5353 (#8a5353) is rgb(138, 83, 83) in RGB.

No, #8a5353 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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