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#84402a color: Cacao Nibs

#84402a is rgb(132, 64, 42) in RGB and oklch(45.408% 0.09971 38.501) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

45.4%
0.100
39°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • amber-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.75:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #84402a

#84402a is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 45.4% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.64:1 contrast and black text 2.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cacao Nibs (#80442f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #84402a mixed with white

  1. 84402a
  2. 91523e
  3. 9e6552
  4. ab7767
  5. b78a7b
  6. c39d90
  7. d0b0a6
  8. dcc3bb
  9. e8d7d2
  10. f3ebe8

Darker: #84402a mixed with black

  1. 84402a
  2. 723623
  3. 602d1c
  4. 4f2416
  5. 3f1b10
  6. 2f130a
  7. 200b05
  8. 120502
  9. 060101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #84402a with less saturation

  1. 84402a
  2. 80432f
  3. 7c4634
  4. 784839
  5. 734b3e
  6. 6f4d42
  7. 6a4f46
  8. 66514a
  9. 61534e
  10. 5c5552

Questions about #84402a

What color is #84402a?

#84402a is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Cacao Nibs. In RGB it is rgb(132, 64, 42), in HSL hsl(14.67, 51.72%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.408% 0.09971 38.501).

What colors go well with #84402a?

The complementary color of #84402a is #00627b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #843c4b and #7a4a00. The triadic partners are #0f6741 and #4b4f8d.

Is white or black text more readable on #84402a?

White text reads better on #84402a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and black gives 2.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #84402a a warm or cool color?

#84402a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 45.4% and its chroma 0.1.