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#884e2e color: Chestnut Glaze

#884e2e is rgb(136, 78, 46) in RGB and oklch(48.537% 0.09066 48.436) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

48.5%
0.091
48°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • yellow-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.61:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.18:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #884e2e

#884e2e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 48°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.61:1 contrast and black text 3.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chestnut Glaze (#874e2d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #884e2e mixed with white

  1. 884e2e
  2. 945f42
  3. a17056
  4. ad816a
  5. b9927f
  6. c4a493
  7. d0b6a8
  8. dcc8bd
  9. e8dad3
  10. f3ece9

Darker: #884e2e mixed with black

  1. 884e2e
  2. 754327
  3. 63381f
  4. 522d18
  5. 412312
  6. 31190b
  7. 220f06
  8. 130702
  9. 060201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #884e2e with less saturation

  1. 884e2e
  2. 845034
  3. 81523a
  4. 7d543f
  5. 795644
  6. 755849
  7. 71594d
  8. 6d5b52
  9. 685c56
  10. 645e5b

Questions about #884e2e

What color is #884e2e?

#884e2e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Chestnut Glaze. In RGB it is rgb(136, 78, 46), in HSL hsl(21.33, 49.45%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.537% 0.09066 48.436).

What colors go well with #884e2e?

The complementary color of #884e2e is #0f6887. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b484b and #7b5817. The triadic partners are #166f56 and #5d568f.

Is white or black text more readable on #884e2e?

White text reads better on #884e2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and black gives 3.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #884e2e a warm or cool color?

#884e2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 48 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.091.