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#8a3716 color: Rogan Josh

#8a3716 is rgb(138, 55, 22) in RGB and oklch(44.703% 0.12189 40.267) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

44.7%
0.122
40°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.64:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #8a3716

#8a3716 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 44.7% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.96:1 contrast and black text 2.64:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rogan Josh (#883311). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a3716 mixed with white

  1. 8a3716
  2. 974b30
  3. a45f46
  4. b0725c
  5. bc8672
  6. c89989
  7. d3ada0
  8. dfc1b7
  9. ead6cf
  10. f4eae7

Darker: #8a3716 mixed with black

  1. 8a3716
  2. 772e12
  3. 65260d
  4. 531e09
  5. 421606
  6. 320f03
  7. 220802
  8. 140301
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a3716 with less saturation

  1. 8a3716
  2. 853b1f
  3. 813f27
  4. 7c432e
  5. 774634
  6. 72493a
  7. 6c4b40
  8. 674e45
  9. 61504a
  10. 5b524f

Questions about #8a3716

What color is #8a3716?

#8a3716 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Rogan Josh. In RGB it is rgb(138, 55, 22), in HSL hsl(17.07, 72.5%, 31.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.703% 0.12189 40.267).

What colors go well with #8a3716?

The complementary color of #8a3716 is #00607b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a3144 and #7c4600. The triadic partners are #00683c and #494996.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3716?

White text reads better on #8a3716: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and black gives 2.64:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3716 a warm or cool color?

#8a3716 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 44.7% and its chroma 0.122.