#8b6e59

Color #8b6e59

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 18.63 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b6e59

RGB

rgb(139, 110, 89)

HSL

hsl(25.2, 21.9%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25.2, 36%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.9%, 36%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(48.71, 8.34, 16.09)

LCH

lch(48.71, 18.12, 62.6)

OKLCH

oklch(56.1%, 0.0483, 57.43)

HWB

hwb(25.2, 34.9%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59768b

Analogous

#8b595d

#8b6e59

#8b8759

Triadic

#8b6e59

#598b6e

#6e598b

Split-complementary

#8b6e59

#598b87

#595d8b

Tetradic

#8b6e59

#768b59

#59768b

#6e598b

Square

#8b6e59

#5d8b59

#59768b

#87598b

Shades

Color #8b6e59 mixed toward black.

#745c4a

#5d493b

#45372d

#2e251e

#17120f

Tints

Color #8b6e59 mixed toward white.

#a38570

#b69e8c

#c8b6a9

#dacec6

#ede7e2

Tones

Color #8b6e59 mixed toward gray.

#876f5d

#836f61

#7e7066

#7a716a

#76716e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.47:1

White text reads better on this background (4.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f5f · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#818360 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#8a6364 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b6e59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b6e59]

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Frequently asked questions

#8b6e59 (#8b6e59) is rgb(139, 110, 89) in RGB.

No, #8b6e59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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