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#8a3822 color: Rustica

#8a3822 is rgb(138, 56, 34) in RGB and oklch(44.977% 0.11757 35.945) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

45%
0.118
36°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.67:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #8a3822

#8a3822 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 45% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 36°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.87:1 contrast and black text 2.67:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rustica (#8a3a2c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a3822 mixed with white

  1. 8a3822
  2. 974c38
  3. a45f4d
  4. b07362
  5. bc8677
  6. c89a8d
  7. d3ada3
  8. dfc1b9
  9. ead6d0
  10. f4eae7

Darker: #8a3822 mixed with black

  1. 8a3822
  2. 772f1c
  3. 652716
  4. 531f11
  5. 42170b
  6. 320f07
  7. 220803
  8. 140401
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a3822 with less saturation

  1. 8a3822
  2. 853c29
  3. 81402f
  4. 7c4334
  5. 774639
  6. 72493e
  7. 6d4c43
  8. 674f48
  9. 61514c
  10. 5b5351

Questions about #8a3822

What color is #8a3822?

#8a3822 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Rustica. In RGB it is rgb(138, 56, 34), in HSL hsl(12.69, 60.47%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.977% 0.11757 35.945).

What colors go well with #8a3822?

The complementary color of #8a3822 is #006278. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88344b and #804400. The triadic partners are #006738 and #454d95.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3822?

White text reads better on #8a3822: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.87:1 and black gives 2.67:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3822 a warm or cool color?

#8a3822 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 36 degrees, its lightness 45% and its chroma 0.118.