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#8a4012 color: Gryphonne Sepia Wash

#8a4012 is rgb(138, 64, 18) in RGB and oklch(46.078% 0.11517 47.615) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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23°
100%

46.1%
0.115
48°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.82:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #8a4012

#8a4012 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 46.1% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 48°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.44:1 contrast and black text 2.82:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gryphonne Sepia Wash (#883f11). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a4012 mixed with white

  1. 8a4012
  2. 97532e
  3. a36545
  4. af785c
  5. bb8b72
  6. c79d89
  7. d3b1a0
  8. dec4b7
  9. e9d7cf
  10. f4ebe7

Darker: #8a4012 mixed with black

  1. 8a4012
  2. 77360e
  3. 652d0a
  4. 532407
  5. 421b04
  6. 321302
  7. 220b01
  8. 140501
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4012 with less saturation

  1. 8a4012
  2. 86431e
  3. 814627
  4. 7d492e
  5. 784c35
  6. 734e3c
  7. 6e5142
  8. 695348
  9. 64554d
  10. 5e5653

Questions about #8a4012

What color is #8a4012?

#8a4012 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Gryphonne Sepia Wash. In RGB it is rgb(138, 64, 18), in HSL hsl(23, 76.92%, 30.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.078% 0.11517 47.615).

What colors go well with #8a4012?

The complementary color of #8a4012 is #006389. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8d3840 and #7b4d00. The triadic partners are #006c4b and #564b94.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4012?

White text reads better on #8a4012: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.44:1 and black gives 2.82:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4012 a warm or cool color?

#8a4012 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 48 degrees, its lightness 46.1% and its chroma 0.115.