#8b5340

Color #8b5340

A muted dark orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 16.9 Nearest Tailwind class amber-800 #973c00 · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b5340

RGB

rgb(139, 83, 64)

HSL

hsl(15.2, 36.9%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.2, 54%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 54%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(41.29, 21.24, 21.01)

LCH

lch(41.29, 29.88, 44.69)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.0808, 39.48)

HWB

hwb(15.2, 25.1%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40788b

Analogous

#8b4053

#8b5340

#8b7840

Triadic

#8b5340

#408b53

#53408b

Split-complementary

#8b5340

#408b78

#40538b

Tetradic

#8b5340

#788b40

#40788b

#53408b

Square

#8b5340

#538b40

#40788b

#78408b

Shades

Color #8b5340 mixed toward black.

#744535

#5d372b

#452a20

#2e1c15

#170e0b

Tints

Color #8b5340 mixed toward white.

#ae6850

#be8673

#cfa496

#dfc3b9

#efe1dc

Tones

Color #8b5340 mixed toward gray.

#855646

#7e594d

#785c53

#725f59

#6c625f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.41:1

White text reads better on this background (6.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#777645 · ΔE 25.8

Deuteranopia

#7a7d46 · ΔE 28.3

Tritanopia

#89494a · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b5340;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b5340]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#8b5340 (#8b5340) is rgb(139, 83, 64) in RGB.

No, #8b5340 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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