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#842e10 color: Chestnut Plum

#842e10 is rgb(132, 46, 16) in RGB and oklch(42.357% 0.12497 38.058) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

42.4%
0.125
38°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #842e10

#842e10 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.83:1 contrast and black text 2.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chestnut Plum (#852e19). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #842e10 mixed with white

  1. 842e10
  2. 92442b
  3. 9f5842
  4. ac6c58
  5. b9816f
  6. c59586
  7. d1aa9d
  8. ddbfb5
  9. e9d4cd
  10. f4e9e6

Darker: #842e10 mixed with black

  1. 842e10
  2. 72270c
  3. 601f09
  4. 4f1806
  5. 3f1204
  6. 2f0b02
  7. 200601
  8. 120200
  9. 060100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #842e10 with less saturation

  1. 842e10
  2. 7f331a
  3. 7b3722
  4. 763b29
  5. 713f2f
  6. 6c4235
  7. 66453a
  8. 61473f
  9. 5b4a44
  10. 554c49

Questions about #842e10

What color is #842e10?

#842e10 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Chestnut Plum. In RGB it is rgb(132, 46, 16), in HSL hsl(15.52, 78.38%, 29.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.357% 0.12497 38.058).

What colors go well with #842e10?

The complementary color of #842e10 is #005971. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #832941 and #753f00. The triadic partners are #006132 and #404390.

Is white or black text more readable on #842e10?

White text reads better on #842e10: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and black gives 2.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #842e10 a warm or cool color?

#842e10 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.125.