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#8a4e36 color: Remaining Embers

#8a4e36 is rgb(138, 78, 54) in RGB and oklch(48.943% 0.08884 42.215) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

48.9%
0.089
42°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.22:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8a4e36

#8a4e36 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.9% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.51:1 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: #8a4e36 mixed with white

  1. 8a4e36
  2. 965f49
  3. a2705c
  4. ae816f
  5. ba9283
  6. c6a497
  7. d1b6ab
  8. ddc8bf
  9. e8dad4
  10. f4ece9

Darker: #8a4e36 mixed with black

  1. 8a4e36
  2. 77432e
  3. 653825
  4. 532d1e
  5. 422316
  6. 32190f
  7. 220f08
  8. 140703
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4e36 with less saturation

  1. 8a4e36
  2. 86503b
  3. 825240
  4. 7f5444
  5. 7b5648
  6. 77584c
  7. 725a51
  8. 6e5c55
  9. 6a5d58
  10. 655f5c

Questions about #8a4e36

What color is #8a4e36?

#8a4e36 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Remaining Embers. In RGB it is rgb(138, 78, 54), in HSL hsl(17.14, 43.75%, 37.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.943% 0.08884 42.215).

What colors go well with #8a4e36?

The complementary color of #8a4e36 is #076b84. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b4a53 and #7f571e. The triadic partners are #267051 and #595991.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4e36?

White text reads better on #8a4e36: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and black gives 3.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4e36 a warm or cool color?

#8a4e36 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 48.9% and its chroma 0.089.