#8c5b58

Color #8c5b58

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 20.2 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8c5b58

RGB

rgb(140, 91, 88)

HSL

hsl(3.5, 22.8%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.5, 37.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35%, 37.1%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(43.89, 19.74, 10.04)

LCH

lch(43.89, 22.15, 26.96)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.0653, 23.38)

HWB

hwb(3.5, 34.5%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#58898c

Analogous

#8c586f

#8c5b58

#8c7558

Triadic

#8c5b58

#588c5b

#5b588c

Split-complementary

#8c5b58

#588c75

#586f8c

Tetradic

#8c5b58

#898c58

#58898c

#5b588c

Square

#8c5b58

#6f8c58

#58898c

#75588c

Shades

Color #8c5b58 mixed toward black.

#754c49

#5d3d3b

#462e2c

#2f1e1d

#170f0f

Tints

Color #8c5b58 mixed toward white.

#a4726f

#b68e8c

#c9aaa8

#dbc7c5

#ede3e2

Tones

Color #8c5b58 mixed toward gray.

#885f5c

#836361

#7f6765

#7b6a69

#766e6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.75:1

White text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7959 · ΔE 27.4

Deuteranopia

#7c8059 · ΔE 30.6

Tritanopia

#8a5959 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c5b58;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c5b58]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#8c5b58 (#8c5b58) is rgb(140, 91, 88) in RGB.

No, #8c5b58 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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