#8a5037 color: Rusted Earth
#8a5037 is rgb(138, 80, 55) in RGB and oklch(49.328% 0.08668 43.667) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Brown
- Dark
- Soft
- Warm
- ≈ Marsala
- yellow-800
- Black 46%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #8a5037
#8a5037 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 44°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast and black text 3.28:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Rusted Earth (#8b5134). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.
Lighter: #8a5037 mixed with white
Darker: #8a5037 mixed with black
Calmer: #8a5037 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #8a5037
Questions about #8a5037
What color is #8a5037?
#8a5037 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Rusted Earth. In RGB it is rgb(138, 80, 55), in HSL hsl(18.07, 43.01%, 37.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.328% 0.08668 43.667).
What colors go well with #8a5037?
The complementary color of #8a5037 is #136b85. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b4b53 and #7f5921. The triadic partners are #277154 and #5b5a91.
Is white or black text more readable on #8a5037?
White text reads better on #8a5037: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and black gives 3.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #8a5037 a warm or cool color?
#8a5037 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 44 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.087.