#8B5C42 Hex color

#8B5C42

The hexadecimal color code #8B5C42 corresponds to the code RGB( 139, 92, 66 ). It's a shade of Brown. This color is a combination of red (at 0,55 level), green (at 0,36 level) and blue (at 0,26 level). Its brightness is 40% and its saturation is 35%. It is composed of red at 46%, green at 30% and blue at 22%.


Features

Hue

Saturation

Brightness

21
35
40
Shade of Brown
Hex Code #8B5C42
RGB Code rgb( 139 , 92 , 66)
RGB Code Percentagergb( 54.5% , 36.1% , 25.9% )
HSLhsl( 21 , 35% , 40% )
Complementary
Color
#74A3BD


Variations of #8B5C42

Lighter Shades

Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #8B5C42 is the color #F3EEEC

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Darker Shades

Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #0D0906.

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Other Shades of Brown

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Color Palettes

The complementary color #74A3BD is the color exactly opposite to #8B5C42 on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.

Complementary color palette

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Triadic palette



Uses of #8B5C42 in CSS

When using #8B5C42 as the background color, consider selecting a lighter text color for improved readability. If you want to use #8B5C42 as the text color, prefer a light background, such as Blanc.

#8B5C42 as background color

Black text
White text
div{ background: #8B5C42;  }

Colored text

With a white background or
with a dark background
div{ color: #8B5C42;  }

Border

#8B5C42 colored border with a width of 3px
div{ border: 3px solid #8B5C42;  }

Shadow

#8B5C42 shadow colored
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #8B5C42; }

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