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#8a422c color: Olive Niçoise

#8a422c is rgb(138, 66, 44) in RGB and oklch(46.689% 0.10427 37.692) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

46.7%
0.104
38°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.25:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.90:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #8a422c

#8a422c is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 46.7% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.25:1 contrast and black text 2.9:1, 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: #8a422c mixed with white

  1. 8a422c
  2. 975440
  3. a36754
  4. af7968
  5. bb8b7d
  6. c79e92
  7. d2b1a7
  8. dec4bc
  9. e9d7d2
  10. f4ebe8

Darker: #8a422c mixed with black

  1. 8a422c
  2. 773825
  3. 652f1e
  4. 532517
  5. 421c11
  6. 32140a
  7. 220b05
  8. 140502
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a422c with less saturation

  1. 8a422c
  2. 864532
  3. 814837
  4. 7d4b3c
  5. 794d40
  6. 745045
  7. 6f5249
  8. 6a544d
  9. 655652
  10. 605856

Questions about #8a422c

What color is #8a422c?

#8a422c is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Olive Niçoise. In RGB it is rgb(138, 66, 44), in HSL hsl(14.04, 51.65%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.689% 0.10427 37.692).

What colors go well with #8a422c?

The complementary color of #8a422c is #006780. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #893e4f and #804d00. The triadic partners are #0f6b42 and #4d5293.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a422c?

White text reads better on #8a422c: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and black gives 2.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a422c a warm or cool color?

#8a422c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 46.7% and its chroma 0.104.