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#8a4d02 color: Plain Old Brown

#8a4d02 is rgb(138, 77, 2) in RGB and oklch(48.276% 0.11094 61.304) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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33°
100%

48.3%
0.111
61°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.14:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a4d02

#8a4d02 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.3% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 61°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.68:1 contrast and black text 3.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Plain Old Brown (#905100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a4d02 mixed with white

  1. 8a4d02
  2. 965e29
  3. a26f42
  4. ae815a
  5. ba9271
  6. c6a488
  7. d1b69f
  8. ddc8b7
  9. e8dace
  10. f4ece7

Darker: #8a4d02 mixed with black

  1. 8a4d02
  2. 774201
  3. 653701
  4. 532c01
  5. 422200
  6. 321800
  7. 220f00
  8. 140700
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4d02 with less saturation

  1. 8a4d02
  2. 864f17
  3. 825224
  4. 7e542d
  5. 7a5636
  6. 76573e
  7. 715945
  8. 6d5a4b
  9. 685c52
  10. 635d58

Questions about #8a4d02

What color is #8a4d02?

#8a4d02 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Plain Old Brown. In RGB it is rgb(138, 77, 2), in HSL hsl(33.09, 97.14%, 27.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.276% 0.11094 61.304).

What colors go well with #8a4d02?

The complementary color of #8a4d02 is #066497. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #934335 and #765b00. The triadic partners are #007162 and #6a4d92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4d02?

White text reads better on #8a4d02: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and black gives 3.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4d02 a warm or cool color?

#8a4d02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 61 degrees, its lightness 48.3% and its chroma 0.111.