#8a554d

Color #8a554d

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 23.26 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a554d

RGB

rgb(138, 85, 77)

HSL

hsl(7.9, 28.4%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.9, 44.2%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 44.2%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(41.9, 21.04, 13.93)

LCH

lch(41.9, 25.23, 33.51)

OKLCH

oklch(50.7%, 0.0725, 29.15)

HWB

hwb(7.9, 30.2%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d828a

Analogous

#8a4d64

#8a554d

#8a744d

Triadic

#8a554d

#4d8a55

#554d8a

Split-complementary

#8a554d

#4d8a74

#4d648a

Tetradic

#8a554d

#828a4d

#4d828a

#554d8a

Square

#8a554d

#648a4d

#4d828a

#744d8a

Shades

Color #8a554d mixed toward black.

#734740

#5c3933

#452b27

#2e1c1a

#170e0d

Tints

Color #8a554d mixed toward white.

#a76a61

#b98881

#caa6a0

#dcc4c0

#ede1df

Tones

Color #8a554d mixed toward gray.

#855952

#805d57

#7b605c

#766461

#716867

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.49:1

White text reads better on this background (6.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#77764f · ΔE 27.4

Deuteranopia

#7a7d50 · ΔE 29.9

Tritanopia

#885151 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a554d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a554d]

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Maroon #800000

Frequently asked questions

#8a554d (#8a554d) is rgb(138, 85, 77) in RGB.

No, #8a554d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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