#8e5e52

Color #8e5e52

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 20.62 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-500 #7c6d67 · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8e5e52

RGB

rgb(142, 94, 82)

HSL

hsl(12, 26.8%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12, 42.3%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 33.8%, 42.3%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(44.75, 18.07, 14.89)

LCH

lch(44.75, 23.41, 39.49)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.0663, 34.67)

HWB

hwb(12, 32.2%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#52828e

Analogous

#8e5264

#8e5e52

#8e7c52

Triadic

#8e5e52

#528e5e

#5e528e

Split-complementary

#8e5e52

#528e7c

#52648e

Tetradic

#8e5e52

#828e52

#52828e

#5e528e

Square

#8e5e52

#648e52

#52828e

#7c528e

Shades

Color #8e5e52 mixed toward black.

#764e44

#5f3f37

#472f29

#2f1f1b

#18100e

Tints

Color #8e5e52 mixed toward white.

#a87568

#b99086

#cbaca4

#dcc8c3

#eee3e1

Tones

Color #8e5e52 mixed toward gray.

#896157

#84645c

#7f6761

#7a6a66

#756d6b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.87:1

White text reads better on this background (5.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c55 · ΔE 25.7

Deuteranopia

#7f8256 · ΔE 27.7

Tritanopia

#8c5758 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e5e52;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e5e52]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#8e5e52 (#8e5e52) is rgb(142, 94, 82) in RGB.

No, #8e5e52 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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