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#8a4e39 color: Remaining Embers

#8a4e39 is rgb(138, 78, 57) in RGB and oklch(48.996% 0.08742 39.926) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

49%
0.087
40°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.23:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8a4e39

#8a4e39 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast and black text 3.23:1, 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: #8a4e39 mixed with white

  1. 8a4e39
  2. 965f4c
  3. a2705e
  4. ae8171
  5. ba9284
  6. c6a498
  7. d1b5ac
  8. ddc8c0
  9. e8dad5
  10. f4ecea

Darker: #8a4e39 mixed with black

  1. 8a4e39
  2. 774330
  3. 653828
  4. 532d1f
  5. 422317
  6. 321910
  7. 220f09
  8. 140704
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4e39 with less saturation

  1. 8a4e39
  2. 86503d
  3. 835242
  4. 7f5446
  5. 7b564a
  6. 77584e
  7. 725a52
  8. 6e5c55
  9. 6a5d59
  10. 655f5d

Questions about #8a4e39

What color is #8a4e39?

#8a4e39 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Remaining Embers. In RGB it is rgb(138, 78, 57), in HSL hsl(15.56, 41.54%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.996% 0.08742 39.926).

What colors go well with #8a4e39?

The complementary color of #8a4e39 is #076b82. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a4a55 and #805721. The triadic partners are #2b6f4f and #575a91.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4e39?

White text reads better on #8a4e39: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 and black gives 3.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4e39 a warm or cool color?

#8a4e39 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 49% and its chroma 0.087.