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#883f23 color: Dusky Orange

#883f23 is rgb(136, 63, 35) in RGB and oklch(45.762% 0.10807 40.765) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

45.8%
0.108
41°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • amber-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.78:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #883f23

#883f23 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 41°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.55:1 contrast and black text 2.78:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dusky Orange (#873e1a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #883f23 mixed with white

  1. 883f23
  2. 955239
  3. a1644e
  4. ae7763
  5. ba8a78
  6. c69d8e
  7. d2b0a4
  8. ddc3ba
  9. e9d7d1
  10. f4ebe8

Darker: #883f23 mixed with black

  1. 883f23
  2. 75351d
  3. 632c17
  4. 522311
  5. 411b0c
  6. 311207
  7. 220a04
  8. 130401
  9. 060100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #883f23 with less saturation

  1. 883f23
  2. 84422a
  3. 7f4530
  4. 7b4836
  5. 764b3b
  6. 724d40
  7. 6d5045
  8. 68524a
  9. 63544e
  10. 5d5553

Questions about #883f23

What color is #883f23?

#883f23 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Dusky Orange. In RGB it is rgb(136, 63, 35), in HSL hsl(16.63, 59.06%, 33.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.762% 0.10807 40.765).

What colors go well with #883f23?

The complementary color of #883f23 is #006380. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #883a49 and #7c4b00. The triadic partners are #006943 and #4d4e92.

Is white or black text more readable on #883f23?

White text reads better on #883f23: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and black gives 2.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #883f23 a warm or cool color?

#883f23 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 41 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.108.