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#8a402a color: Olive Niçoise

#8a402a is rgb(138, 64, 42) in RGB and oklch(46.331% 0.10697 37.298) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

46.3%
0.107
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.85:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #8a402a

#8a402a is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 46.3% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.38:1 contrast and black text 2.85:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Olive Niçoise (#88432e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a402a mixed with white

  1. 8a402a
  2. 97533e
  3. a36553
  4. af7867
  5. bb8a7c
  6. c79d91
  7. d3b0a6
  8. dec4bc
  9. e9d7d2
  10. f4ebe8

Darker: #8a402a mixed with black

  1. 8a402a
  2. 773623
  3. 652d1c
  4. 532416
  5. 421b10
  6. 32130a
  7. 220b05
  8. 140502
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a402a with less saturation

  1. 8a402a
  2. 864330
  3. 814635
  4. 7d493a
  5. 784c3f
  6. 734e43
  7. 6f5148
  8. 69534c
  9. 645551
  10. 5f5755

Questions about #8a402a

What color is #8a402a?

#8a402a is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Olive Niçoise. In RGB it is rgb(138, 64, 42), in HSL hsl(13.75, 53.33%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.331% 0.10697 37.298).

What colors go well with #8a402a?

The complementary color of #8a402a is #00667e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #893c4e and #804b00. The triadic partners are #086a40 and #4b5194.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a402a?

White text reads better on #8a402a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.38:1 and black gives 2.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a402a a warm or cool color?

#8a402a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 46.3% and its chroma 0.107.