#8b4e49

Color #8b4e49

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 22.15 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#8b4e49

RGB

rgb(139, 78, 73)

HSL

hsl(4.5, 31.1%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.5, 47.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 43.9%, 47.5%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(40.28, 25.04, 14.19)

LCH

lch(40.28, 28.78, 29.54)

OKLCH

oklch(49.5%, 0.0832, 25.49)

HWB

hwb(4.5, 28.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#49868b

Analogous

#8b4965

#8b4e49

#8b6f49

Triadic

#8b4e49

#498b4e

#4e498b

Split-complementary

#8b4e49

#498b6f

#49658b

Tetradic

#8b4e49

#868b49

#49868b

#4e498b

Square

#8b4e49

#658b49

#49868b

#6f498b

Shades

Color #8b4e49 mixed toward black.

#74413d

#5d3431

#462725

#2e1a18

#170d0c

Tints

Color #8b4e49 mixed toward white.

#a9625c

#bb817d

#cca19d

#ddc0be

#eee0de

Tones

Color #8b4e49 mixed toward gray.

#86534f

#805754

#7b5c5a

#75615f

#706565

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.28:1

White text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#75754a · ΔE 30.2

Deuteranopia

#797d4b · ΔE 32.9

Tritanopia

#894b4b · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b4e49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b4e49]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#8b4e49 (#8b4e49) is rgb(139, 78, 73) in RGB.

No, #8b4e49 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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