#8c4c2e

Color #8c4c2e

A moderately saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 9.16 Nearest Tailwind class amber-800 #973c00 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8c4c2e

RGB

rgb(140, 76, 46)

HSL

hsl(19.1, 50.5%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.1, 67.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 67.1%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(39.48, 24.23, 29.37)

LCH

lch(39.48, 38.07, 50.48)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.0968, 44.87)

HWB

hwb(19.1, 18%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e6e8c

Analogous

#8c2e3f

#8c4c2e

#8c7b2e

Triadic

#8c4c2e

#2e8c4c

#4c2e8c

Split-complementary

#8c4c2e

#2e8c7b

#2e3f8c

Tetradic

#8c4c2e

#6e8c2e

#2e6e8c

#4c2e8c

Square

#8c4c2e

#3f8c2e

#2e6e8c

#7b2e8c

Shades

Color #8c4c2e mixed toward black.

#753f26

#5d331f

#462617

#2f190f

#170d08

Tints

Color #8c4c2e mixed toward white.

#b5623b

#ca7f5d

#d79f85

#e4bfae

#f2dfd6

Tones

Color #8c4c2e mixed toward gray.

#844f36

#7c523e

#755546

#6d574d

#655a55

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.19:1

White text reads better on this background (6.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#767537 · ΔE 26.9

Deuteranopia

#797d39 · ΔE 29.8

Tritanopia

#8a3d3e · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 22

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8c4c2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c4c2e]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#8c4c2e (#8c4c2e) is rgb(140, 76, 46) in RGB.

No, #8c4c2e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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