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#8a452a color: Olive Niçoise

#8a452a is rgb(138, 69, 42) in RGB and oklch(47.164% 0.1022 41.403) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

47.2%
0.102
41°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.97:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a452a

#8a452a is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 41°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.08:1 contrast and black text 2.97:1, 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: #8a452a mixed with white

  1. 8a452a
  2. 97573f
  3. a36953
  4. af7b67
  5. bb8d7c
  6. c79f91
  7. d2b2a6
  8. dec5bc
  9. e9d8d2
  10. f4ebe8

Darker: #8a452a mixed with black

  1. 8a452a
  2. 773b23
  3. 65311c
  4. 532716
  5. 421e10
  6. 32150a
  7. 220c05
  8. 140502
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a452a with less saturation

  1. 8a452a
  2. 864830
  3. 824b36
  4. 7d4d3b
  5. 795040
  6. 745245
  7. 70544a
  8. 6b564e
  9. 665853
  10. 615957

Questions about #8a452a

What color is #8a452a?

#8a452a is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Olive Niçoise. In RGB it is rgb(138, 69, 42), in HSL hsl(16.87, 53.33%, 35.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.164% 0.1022 41.403).

What colors go well with #8a452a?

The complementary color of #8a452a is #006784. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b404c and #7e5000. The triadic partners are #076c48 and #525393.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a452a?

White text reads better on #8a452a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and black gives 2.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a452a a warm or cool color?

#8a452a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 41 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.102.