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#8a4e35 color: Remaining Embers

#8a4e35 is rgb(138, 78, 53) in RGB and oklch(48.926% 0.08933 42.947) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

48.9%
0.089
43°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.52:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.22:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8a4e35

#8a4e35 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.9% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 43°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.52:1 contrast and black text 3.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Remaining Embers (#8a4c38). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a4e35 mixed with white

  1. 8a4e35
  2. 965f48
  3. a2705b
  4. ae816f
  5. ba9282
  6. c6a496
  7. d1b6aa
  8. ddc8bf
  9. e8dad4
  10. f4ece9

Darker: #8a4e35 mixed with black

  1. 8a4e35
  2. 77432d
  3. 653825
  4. 532d1d
  5. 422315
  6. 32190e
  7. 220f08
  8. 140703
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4e35 with less saturation

  1. 8a4e35
  2. 86503a
  3. 82523f
  4. 7f5443
  5. 7b5648
  6. 77584c
  7. 725a50
  8. 6e5c54
  9. 6a5d58
  10. 655f5c

Questions about #8a4e35

What color is #8a4e35?

#8a4e35 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Remaining Embers. In RGB it is rgb(138, 78, 53), in HSL hsl(17.65, 44.5%, 37.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.926% 0.08933 42.947).

What colors go well with #8a4e35?

The complementary color of #8a4e35 is #076b85. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b4952 and #7f571d. The triadic partners are #247051 and #595991.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4e35?

White text reads better on #8a4e35: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and black gives 3.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4e35 a warm or cool color?

#8a4e35 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 43 degrees, its lightness 48.9% and its chroma 0.089.