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#8a412a color: Olive Niçoise

#8a412a is rgb(138, 65, 42) in RGB and oklch(46.495% 0.10598 38.081) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

46.5%
0.106
38°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.32:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.87:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #8a412a

#8a412a is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 46.5% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.32:1 contrast and black text 2.87:1, 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: #8a412a mixed with white

  1. 8a412a
  2. 97533f
  3. a36653
  4. af7867
  5. bb8b7c
  6. c79e91
  7. d3b1a6
  8. dec4bc
  9. e9d7d2
  10. f4ebe8

Darker: #8a412a mixed with black

  1. 8a412a
  2. 773723
  3. 652e1c
  4. 532516
  5. 421c10
  6. 32130a
  7. 220b05
  8. 140502
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a412a with less saturation

  1. 8a412a
  2. 864430
  3. 814735
  4. 7d4a3a
  5. 784d3f
  6. 744f44
  7. 6f5148
  8. 6a544d
  9. 655651
  10. 5f5755

Questions about #8a412a

What color is #8a412a?

#8a412a is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Olive Niçoise. In RGB it is rgb(138, 65, 42), in HSL hsl(14.37, 53.33%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.495% 0.10598 38.081).

What colors go well with #8a412a?

The complementary color of #8a412a is #006680. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #893d4e and #7f4c00. The triadic partners are #086b42 and #4c5293.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a412a?

White text reads better on #8a412a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and black gives 2.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a412a a warm or cool color?

#8a412a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 46.5% and its chroma 0.106.