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#8a4936 color: Suzumecha Brown

#8a4936 is rgb(138, 73, 54) in RGB and oklch(48.048% 0.09348 37.131) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

48%
0.093
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.09:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a4936

#8a4936 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast and black text 3.09:1, 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: #8a4936 mixed with white

  1. 8a4936
  2. 965a49
  3. a36c5c
  4. af7d6f
  5. ba8f82
  6. c6a196
  7. d2b4ab
  8. ddc6bf
  9. e9d9d4
  10. f4ece9

Darker: #8a4936 mixed with black

  1. 8a4936
  2. 773e2e
  3. 653425
  4. 532a1e
  5. 422016
  6. 32170f
  7. 220e08
  8. 140603
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4936 with less saturation

  1. 8a4936
  2. 864c3b
  3. 824e3f
  4. 7e5043
  5. 7a5347
  6. 76554b
  7. 71574f
  8. 6c5953
  9. 685a56
  10. 635c5a

Questions about #8a4936

What color is #8a4936?

#8a4936 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Suzumecha Brown. In RGB it is rgb(138, 73, 54), in HSL hsl(13.57, 43.75%, 37.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.048% 0.09348 37.131).

What colors go well with #8a4936?

The complementary color of #8a4936 is #006a80. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #894554 and #805219. The triadic partners are #266d48 and #515892.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4936?

White text reads better on #8a4936: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and black gives 3.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4936 a warm or cool color?

#8a4936 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 48% and its chroma 0.093.