#8c545b

Color #8c545b

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 22.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8c545b

RGB

rgb(140, 84, 91)

HSL

hsl(352.5, 25%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(352.5, 40%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40%, 35%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(42.27, 24.21, 5.9)

LCH

lch(42.27, 24.92, 13.7)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.075, 12)

HWB

hwb(352.5, 32.9%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#548c85

Analogous

#8c5477

#8c545b

#8c6954

Triadic

#8c545b

#5b8c54

#545b8c

Split-complementary

#8c545b

#548c69

#54778c

Tetradic

#8c545b

#8c8554

#548c85

#545b8c

Square

#8c545b

#778c54

#548c85

#69548c

Shades

Color #8c545b mixed toward black.

#75464c

#5d383d

#462a2d

#2f1c1e

#170e0f

Tints

Color #8c545b mixed toward white.

#a66a71

#b7888e

#c9a6aa

#dbc3c6

#ede1e3

Tones

Color #8c545b mixed toward gray.

#87595e

#835d62

#7e6265

#796769

#756b6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.53:1

White text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#787759 · ΔE 30.7

Deuteranopia

#7b7e59 · ΔE 33.8

Tritanopia

#8a5858 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c545b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c545b]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#8c545b (#8c545b) is rgb(140, 84, 91) in RGB.

No, #8c545b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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