#8A5F5C · near Cocoa

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#8A5F5C (RGB 138, 95, 92) is a medium, muted brown, closest to Cocoa and near Dove Gray and Sienna. Brown suggests earthiness, comfort and reliability; it grounds brighter colors, which makes #8A5F5C a natural choice for coffee shops, furniture, crafts and rustic brands. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 53% lightness and 0.06 chroma at hue 24°.

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HEX#8A5F5C
RGBrgb(138, 95, 92)
HSLhsl(4, 20%, 45%)
CMYK0, 31, 33, 46
CSS var--cocoa
Contrast5.42:1 white · 3.87:1 black

Similar named colors

Cocoa #875F42Dove Gray #6D6C6CSienna #A0522DToffee #A0522DChestnut #954535

How to use #8A5F5C

White text passes WCAG AA on #8A5F5C (5.42:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #8A5F5C with its analogous neighbors #8A5C70 and #8A765C; for contrast use its complement #5C878A as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cocoa: #8A5F5C;

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#8A5F5C hex color card: near Cocoa, RGB 138, 95, 92
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Shades & tints

#1C1312#372625#533937#6E4C4A#8A5F5C#A17F7D#B99F9D#D0BFBE#E8DFDE

Color harmonies for #8A5F5C

Complementary

#8A5F5C#5C878A

Analogous

#8A5F5C#8A5C70#8A765C

Triadic

#8A5F5C#5C8A5F#5F5C8A

Split complementary

#8A5F5C#5C8A76#5C708A

Tetradic

#8A5F5C#708A5C#5C878A#765C8A

Palettes with #8A5F5C