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#8a452e color: Olive Niçoise

#8a452e is rgb(138, 69, 46) in RGB and oklch(47.224% 0.10058 38.974) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

47.2%
0.101
39°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.97:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a452e

#8a452e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.07:1 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: #8a452e mixed with white

  1. 8a452e
  2. 975742
  3. a36956
  4. af7b6a
  5. bb8d7e
  6. c79f93
  7. d2b2a8
  8. dec5bd
  9. e9d8d3
  10. f4ebe9

Darker: #8a452e mixed with black

  1. 8a452e
  2. 773b27
  3. 65311f
  4. 532718
  5. 421e12
  6. 32150b
  7. 220c06
  8. 140502
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a452e with less saturation

  1. 8a452e
  2. 864833
  3. 824b39
  4. 7d4d3d
  5. 795042
  6. 755246
  7. 70544b
  8. 6b564f
  9. 665853
  10. 615a57

Questions about #8a452e

What color is #8a452e?

#8a452e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Olive Niçoise. In RGB it is rgb(138, 69, 46), in HSL hsl(15, 50%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.224% 0.10058 38.974).

What colors go well with #8a452e?

The complementary color of #8a452e is #006881. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a414f and #7f4f06. The triadic partners are #156c46 and #505493.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a452e?

White text reads better on #8a452e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and black gives 2.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a452e a warm or cool color?

#8a452e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.101.