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#8a442e color: Olive Niçoise

#8a442e is rgb(138, 68, 46) in RGB and oklch(47.054% 0.10155 38.112) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

47.1%
0.102
38°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.95:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a442e

#8a442e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.1% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.13:1 contrast and black text 2.95:1, 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: #8a442e mixed with white

  1. 8a442e
  2. 975642
  3. a36856
  4. af7a6a
  5. bb8c7e
  6. c79f92
  7. d2b2a7
  8. dec5bd
  9. e9d8d3
  10. f4ebe9

Darker: #8a442e mixed with black

  1. 8a442e
  2. 773a27
  3. 65301f
  4. 532618
  5. 421d12
  6. 32140b
  7. 220c06
  8. 140502
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a442e with less saturation

  1. 8a442e
  2. 864733
  3. 824a38
  4. 7d4c3d
  5. 794f42
  6. 745146
  7. 70534a
  8. 6b554f
  9. 665753
  10. 605957

Questions about #8a442e

What color is #8a442e?

#8a442e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Olive Niçoise. In RGB it is rgb(138, 68, 46), in HSL hsl(14.35, 50%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.054% 0.10155 38.112).

What colors go well with #8a442e?

The complementary color of #8a442e is #006781. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #894050 and #804e04. The triadic partners are #156c44 and #4e5493.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a442e?

White text reads better on #8a442e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and black gives 2.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a442e a warm or cool color?

#8a442e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 47.1% and its chroma 0.102.