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#8a5039 color: Hipsterfication

#8a5039 is rgb(138, 80, 57) in RGB and oklch(49.363% 0.08566 42.133) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

49.4%
0.086
42°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.29:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8a5039

#8a5039 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.39:1 contrast and black text 3.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hipsterfication (#88513e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a5039 mixed with white

  1. 8a5039
  2. 96614c
  3. a2715e
  4. ae8271
  5. ba9384
  6. c6a598
  7. d1b6ac
  8. ddc8c0
  9. e8dad5
  10. f4ecea

Darker: #8a5039 mixed with black

  1. 8a5039
  2. 774430
  3. 653928
  4. 532e1f
  5. 422417
  6. 321a10
  7. 221009
  8. 140704
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a5039 with less saturation

  1. 8a5039
  2. 86523e
  3. 835442
  4. 7f5646
  5. 7b584a
  6. 775a4e
  7. 735b52
  8. 6f5d56
  9. 6a5e5a
  10. 66605e

Questions about #8a5039

What color is #8a5039?

#8a5039 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Hipsterfication. In RGB it is rgb(138, 80, 57), in HSL hsl(17.04, 41.54%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.363% 0.08566 42.133).

What colors go well with #8a5039?

The complementary color of #8a5039 is #146c84. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b4c54 and #7f5923. The triadic partners are #2b7052 and #5a5b91.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5039?

White text reads better on #8a5039: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and black gives 3.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5039 a warm or cool color?

#8a5039 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.086.