#8b504a

Color #8b504a

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 22.26 Nearest Tailwind class red-900 #82181a · ΔE 13.5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8b504a

RGB

rgb(139, 80, 74)

HSL

hsl(5.5, 30.5%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.5, 46.8%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 46.8%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(40.77, 24.01, 14.24)

LCH

lch(40.77, 27.92, 30.67)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.0805, 26.5)

HWB

hwb(5.5, 29%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a858b

Analogous

#8b4a65

#8b504a

#8b714a

Triadic

#8b504a

#4a8b50

#504a8b

Split-complementary

#8b504a

#4a8b71

#4a658b

Tetradic

#8b504a

#858b4a

#4a858b

#504a8b

Square

#8b504a

#658b4a

#4a858b

#714a8b

Shades

Color #8b504a mixed toward black.

#74433e

#5d3531

#462825

#2e1b19

#170d0c

Tints

Color #8b504a mixed toward white.

#a9655e

#ba837e

#cba29e

#ddc1be

#eee0df

Tones

Color #8b504a mixed toward gray.

#86544f

#805955

#7b5d5a

#756260

#706665

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.34:1

White text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#76764c · ΔE 29.6

Deuteranopia

#797d4c · ΔE 32.2

Tritanopia

#894d4d · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 20.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b504a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b504a]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#8b504a (#8b504a) is rgb(139, 80, 74) in RGB.

No, #8b504a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8b504a, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast