#8b5d59

Color #8b5d59

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 19.65 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b5d59

RGB

rgb(139, 93, 89)

HSL

hsl(4.8, 21.9%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.8, 36%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.1%, 36%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(44.29, 18.29, 9.97)

LCH

lch(44.29, 20.83, 28.6)

OKLCH

oklch(52.7%, 0.0613, 24.81)

HWB

hwb(4.8, 34.9%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59878b

Analogous

#8b596e

#8b5d59

#8b7659

Triadic

#8b5d59

#598b5d

#5d598b

Split-complementary

#8b5d59

#598b76

#596e8b

Tetradic

#8b5d59

#878b59

#59878b

#5d598b

Square

#8b5d59

#6e8b59

#59878b

#76598b

Shades

Color #8b5d59 mixed toward black.

#744e4a

#5d3e3b

#452f2d

#2e1f1e

#17100f

Tints

Color #8b5d59 mixed toward white.

#a37470

#b6908c

#c8aca9

#dac7c6

#ede3e2

Tones

Color #8b5d59 mixed toward gray.

#87615d

#836461

#7e6866

#7a6b6a

#766e6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.81:1

White text reads better on this background (5.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a795a · ΔE 26.4

Deuteranopia

#7c7f5a · ΔE 29.2

Tritanopia

#895b5b · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b5d59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b5d59]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#8b5d59 (#8b5d59) is rgb(139, 93, 89) in RGB.

No, #8b5d59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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