#8b5855

Color #8b5855

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 21.35 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b5855

RGB

rgb(139, 88, 85)

HSL

hsl(3.3, 24.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.3, 38.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.7%, 38.8%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(42.95, 20.69, 10.53)

LCH

lch(42.95, 23.22, 26.97)

OKLCH

oklch(51.6%, 0.0682, 23.41)

HWB

hwb(3.3, 33.3%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55888b

Analogous

#8b556d

#8b5855

#8b7355

Triadic

#8b5855

#558b58

#58558b

Split-complementary

#8b5855

#558b73

#556d8b

Tetradic

#8b5855

#888b55

#55888b

#58558b

Square

#8b5855

#6d8b55

#55888b

#73558b

Shades

Color #8b5855 mixed toward black.

#744947

#5d3b39

#452c2a

#2e1d1c

#170f0e

Tints

Color #8b5855 mixed toward white.

#a56e6b

#b78b89

#c9a8a6

#dbc5c4

#ede2e1

Tones

Color #8b5855 mixed toward gray.

#865c59

#82605e

#7d6462

#796867

#746c6b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.62:1

White text reads better on this background (5.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787856 · ΔE 28.4

Deuteranopia

#7b7e56 · ΔE 30.7

Tritanopia

#895656 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b5855;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b5855]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#8b5855 (#8b5855) is rgb(139, 88, 85) in RGB.

No, #8b5855 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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