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#8a472d color: Sedona Stone

#8a472d is rgb(138, 71, 45) in RGB and oklch(47.552% 0.09913 41.384) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

47.6%
0.099
41°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.95:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.02:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a472d

#8a472d is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.6% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 41°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.95:1 contrast and black text 3.02:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sedona Stone (#8e462f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a472d mixed with white

  1. 8a472d
  2. 965941
  3. a36a55
  4. af7c69
  5. bb8e7e
  6. c6a092
  7. d2b3a7
  8. ddc6bd
  9. e9d8d2
  10. f4ece9

Darker: #8a472d mixed with black

  1. 8a472d
  2. 773d26
  3. 65321f
  4. 532818
  5. 421f11
  6. 32160b
  7. 220d06
  8. 140602
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a472d with less saturation

  1. 8a472d
  2. 864a33
  3. 824c38
  4. 7e4f3d
  5. 795142
  6. 755347
  7. 70554b
  8. 6c5750
  9. 675954
  10. 625b58

Questions about #8a472d

What color is #8a472d?

#8a472d is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Sedona Stone. In RGB it is rgb(138, 71, 45), in HSL hsl(16.77, 50.82%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.552% 0.09913 41.384).

What colors go well with #8a472d?

The complementary color of #8a472d is #006884. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b424e and #7e5107. The triadic partners are #126d4a and #535492.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a472d?

White text reads better on #8a472d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and black gives 3.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a472d a warm or cool color?

#8a472d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 41 degrees, its lightness 47.6% and its chroma 0.099.