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#8a4835 color: Suzumecha Brown

#8a4835 is rgb(138, 72, 53) in RGB and oklch(47.856% 0.09487 36.919) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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13°
100%

47.9%
0.095
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.06:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a4835

#8a4835 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.9% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.86:1 contrast and black text 3.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Suzumecha Brown (#8c4736). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a4835 mixed with white

  1. 8a4835
  2. 965a48
  3. a36b5b
  4. af7d6e
  5. bb8f82
  6. c6a196
  7. d2b3aa
  8. ddc6bf
  9. e9d9d4
  10. f4ece9

Darker: #8a4835 mixed with black

  1. 8a4835
  2. 773d2d
  3. 653325
  4. 53291d
  5. 421f15
  6. 32160e
  7. 220d08
  8. 140603
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4835 with less saturation

  1. 8a4835
  2. 864b3a
  3. 824d3e
  4. 7e5042
  5. 7a5246
  6. 75544a
  7. 71564e
  8. 6c5852
  9. 675a56
  10. 625b59

Questions about #8a4835

What color is #8a4835?

#8a4835 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Suzumecha Brown. In RGB it is rgb(138, 72, 53), in HSL hsl(13.41, 44.5%, 37.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.856% 0.09487 36.919).

What colors go well with #8a4835?

The complementary color of #8a4835 is #006980. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #894454 and #805116. The triadic partners are #246d47 and #505792.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4835?

White text reads better on #8a4835: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and black gives 3.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4835 a warm or cool color?

#8a4835 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 47.9% and its chroma 0.095.