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#8a503c color: Hipsterfication

#8a503c is rgb(138, 80, 60) in RGB and oklch(49.418% 0.08421 39.709) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

49.4%
0.084
40°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.29:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8a503c

#8a503c is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.38:1 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: #8a503c mixed with white

  1. 8a503c
  2. 96614e
  3. a27161
  4. ae8273
  5. ba9386
  6. c6a599
  7. d1b6ad
  8. ddc8c1
  9. e8dad5
  10. f4ecea

Darker: #8a503c mixed with black

  1. 8a503c
  2. 774433
  3. 65392a
  4. 532e21
  5. 422419
  6. 321a11
  7. 22100a
  8. 140704
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a503c with less saturation

  1. 8a503c
  2. 865240
  3. 835444
  4. 7f5648
  5. 7b584c
  6. 775a50
  7. 735b53
  8. 6f5d57
  9. 6b5f5b
  10. 66605e

Questions about #8a503c

What color is #8a503c?

#8a503c is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Hipsterfication. In RGB it is rgb(138, 80, 60), in HSL hsl(15.38, 39.39%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.418% 0.08421 39.709).

What colors go well with #8a503c?

The complementary color of #8a503c is #146c82. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a4c57 and #805826. The triadic partners are #2f7051 and #585c91.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a503c?

White text reads better on #8a503c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and black gives 3.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a503c a warm or cool color?

#8a503c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.084.