#8e5949

Color #8e5949

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 19.66 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8e5949

RGB

rgb(142, 89, 73)

HSL

hsl(13.9, 32.1%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(13.9, 48.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 48.6%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(43.33, 19.96, 18.36)

LCH

lch(43.33, 27.12, 42.61)

OKLCH

oklch(51.9%, 0.0749, 37.57)

HWB

hwb(13.9, 28.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#497e8e

Analogous

#8e495c

#8e5949

#8e7c49

Triadic

#8e5949

#498e59

#59498e

Split-complementary

#8e5949

#498e7c

#495c8e

Tetradic

#8e5949

#7e8e49

#497e8e

#59498e

Square

#8e5949

#5c8e49

#497e8e

#7c498e

Shades

Color #8e5949 mixed toward black.

#764a3d

#5f3b31

#472d25

#2f1e18

#180f0c

Tints

Color #8e5949 mixed toward white.

#ac6f5d

#bc8c7d

#cda99e

#dec5be

#eee2df

Tones

Color #8e5949 mixed toward gray.

#885c4f

#835f55

#7d625a

#776560

#716966

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.68:1

White text reads better on this background (5.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7a4d · ΔE 25.6

Deuteranopia

#7d814e · ΔE 28.3

Tritanopia

#8c5051 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e5949;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e5949]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Tomato #ff6347

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#8e5949 (#8e5949) is rgb(142, 89, 73) in RGB.

No, #8e5949 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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