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#3a2008 color: Medium Roast

#3a2008 is rgb(58, 32, 8) in RGB and oklch(27.292% 0.05367 59.872) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

27.3%
0.054
60°
  • Brown
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • yellow-950
  • Black 77%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
15.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -105
Black text
1.39:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #3a2008

#3a2008 is a soft very dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 27.3% lightness, 0.054 chroma and a hue of 60°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 15.11:1 contrast and black text 1.39:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Medium Roast (#3c2005). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-950.

More brown colors

Lighter: #3a2008 mixed with white

  1. 3a2008
  2. 4c331f
  3. 5e4735
  4. 715c4b
  5. 847163
  6. 98887b
  7. ac9e94
  8. c0b6ae
  9. d5cec8
  10. eae6e3

Darker: #3a2008 mixed with black

  1. 3a2008
  2. 311a06
  3. 281504
  4. 200f03
  5. 180a02
  6. 100601
  7. 090301
  8. 040100
  9. 010000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #3a2008 with less saturation

  1. 3a2008
  2. 38210c
  3. 372210
  4. 352314
  5. 332317
  6. 31241a
  7. 2f251d
  8. 2d251f
  9. 2b2622
  10. 292725

Questions about #3a2008

What color is #3a2008?

#3a2008 is soft very dark brown. The closest named color is Medium Roast. In RGB it is rgb(58, 32, 8), in HSL hsl(28.8, 75.76%, 12.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(27.292% 0.05367 59.872).

What colors go well with #3a2008?

The complementary color of #3a2008 is #082a3f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e1c17 and #312602. The triadic partners are #002f28 and #2b213d.

Is white or black text more readable on #3a2008?

White text reads better on #3a2008: white gives a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 and black gives 1.39:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #3a2008 a warm or cool color?

#3a2008 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 60 degrees, its lightness 27.3% and its chroma 0.054.