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#802500 color: Mahogany Brown

#802500 is rgb(128, 37, 0) in RGB and oklch(40.394% 0.13155 38.239) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

40.4%
0.132
38°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #802500

#802500 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.132 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.62:1 contrast and black text 2.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mahogany Brown (#812308). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #802500 mixed with white

  1. 802500
  2. 8e3c22
  3. 9c523b
  4. aa6752
  5. b77c6a
  6. c49181
  7. d0a79a
  8. dcbcb2
  9. e8d2cb
  10. f4e9e5

Darker: #802500 mixed with black

  1. 802500
  2. 6e1f00
  3. 5d1900
  4. 4d1300
  5. 3d0d00
  6. 2e0800
  7. 1f0400
  8. 120200
  9. 060000
  10. 010000

Calmer: #802500 with less saturation

  1. 802500
  2. 7b2b0f
  3. 763019
  4. 713421
  5. 6c3828
  6. 673c2e
  7. 623f34
  8. 5c4239
  9. 56443e
  10. 4f4644

Questions about #802500

What color is #802500?

#802500 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Mahogany Brown. In RGB it is rgb(128, 37, 0), in HSL hsl(17.34, 100%, 25.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.394% 0.13155 38.239).

What colors go well with #802500?

The complementary color of #802500 is #00546a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7f1f3b and #6e3a00. The triadic partners are #005b2e and #3b3c8d.

Is white or black text more readable on #802500?

White text reads better on #802500: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 and black gives 2.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #802500 a warm or cool color?

#802500 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.132.