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#8a4230 color: Olive Niçoise

#8a4230 is rgb(138, 66, 48) in RGB and oklch(46.753% 0.10285 35.156) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

46.8%
0.103
35°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.23:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.90:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #8a4230

#8a4230 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 46.8% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 35°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.23:1 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: #8a4230 mixed with white

  1. 8a4230
  2. 975443
  3. a36757
  4. af796b
  5. bb8b7f
  6. c79e93
  7. d2b1a8
  8. dec4bd
  9. e9d7d3
  10. f4ebe9

Darker: #8a4230 mixed with black

  1. 8a4230
  2. 773828
  3. 652f21
  4. 53251a
  5. 421c13
  6. 32140c
  7. 220b06
  8. 140503
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4230 with less saturation

  1. 8a4230
  2. 864535
  3. 82483a
  4. 7d4b3e
  5. 794d42
  6. 745046
  7. 6f524b
  8. 6a544e
  9. 655652
  10. 605856

Questions about #8a4230

What color is #8a4230?

#8a4230 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Olive Niçoise. In RGB it is rgb(138, 66, 48), in HSL hsl(12, 48.39%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.753% 0.10285 35.156).

What colors go well with #8a4230?

The complementary color of #8a4230 is #00677e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #883e52 and #814c04. The triadic partners are #1a6b40 and #4a5493.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4230?

White text reads better on #8a4230: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and black gives 2.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4230 a warm or cool color?

#8a4230 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 35 degrees, its lightness 46.8% and its chroma 0.103.