#8b4d55

Color #8b4d55

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 25.35 Nearest Tailwind class rose-800 #a50036 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b4d55

RGB

rgb(139, 77, 85)

HSL

hsl(352.3, 28.7%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352.3, 44.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 44.6%, 38.8%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(40.33, 27.03, 6.84)

LCH

lch(40.33, 27.88, 14.2)

OKLCH

oklch(49.6%, 0.0838, 12.33)

HWB

hwb(352.3, 30.2%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d8b83

Analogous

#8b4d74

#8b4d55

#8b644d

Triadic

#8b4d55

#558b4d

#4d558b

Split-complementary

#8b4d55

#4d8b64

#4d748b

Tetradic

#8b4d55

#8b834d

#4d8b83

#4d558b

Square

#8b4d55

#748b4d

#4d8b83

#644d8b

Shades

Color #8b4d55 mixed toward black.

#744047

#5d3339

#46272b

#2e1a1c

#170d0e

Tints

Color #8b4d55 mixed toward white.

#a8616a

#b98188

#cba0a6

#dcc0c4

#eedfe1

Tones

Color #8b4d55 mixed toward gray.

#865259

#81575d

#7c5d61

#766264

#716768

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.29:1

White text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#757553 · ΔE 32.6

Deuteranopia

#787c53 · ΔE 35.5

Tritanopia

#895251 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 20.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b4d55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b4d55]

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Frequently asked questions

#8b4d55 (#8b4d55) is rgb(139, 77, 85) in RGB.

No, #8b4d55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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