#8b5b49

Color #8b5b49

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 20.87 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8b5b49

RGB

rgb(139, 91, 73)

HSL

hsl(16.4, 31.1%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.4, 47.5%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 34.5%, 47.5%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(43.44, 17.51, 18.44)

LCH

lch(43.44, 25.43, 46.48)

OKLCH

oklch(51.9%, 0.0695, 41.33)

HWB

hwb(16.4, 28.6%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#49798b

Analogous

#8b4958

#8b5b49

#8b7c49

Triadic

#8b5b49

#498b5b

#5b498b

Split-complementary

#8b5b49

#498b7c

#49588b

Tetradic

#8b5b49

#798b49

#49798b

#5b498b

Square

#8b5b49

#588b49

#49798b

#7c498b

Shades

Color #8b5b49 mixed toward black.

#744c3d

#5d3d31

#462e25

#2e1e18

#170f0c

Tints

Color #8b5b49 mixed toward white.

#a9715c

#bb8e7d

#ccaa9d

#ddc6be

#eee3de

Tones

Color #8b5b49 mixed toward gray.

#865e4f

#806054

#7b635a

#75655f

#706865

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.69:1

White text reads better on this background (5.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79794e · ΔE 24.2

Deuteranopia

#7c7f4f · ΔE 26.1

Tritanopia

#895152 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b5b49;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b5b49]

Related colors

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#8b5b49 (#8b5b49) is rgb(139, 91, 73) in RGB.

No, #8b5b49 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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