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#8a742e color: Aubergine Green

#8a742e is rgb(138, 116, 46) in RGB and oklch(56.57% 0.09272 91.639) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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46°
100%

56.6%
0.093
92°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Olive
  • olive-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.62:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #8a742e

#8a742e is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 92°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.55:1 contrast and black text 4.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Aubergine Green (#8b762c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-500.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #8a742e mixed with white

  1. 8a742e
  2. 958145
  3. a08f5a
  4. ac9c6f
  5. b7aa83
  6. c3b897
  7. cfc6ab
  8. dbd4c0
  9. e7e2d5
  10. f3f1ea

Darker: #8a742e mixed with black

  1. 8a742e
  2. 776427
  3. 65541f
  4. 534518
  5. 423712
  6. 32290b
  7. 221b06
  8. 140f02
  9. 070501
  10. 010100

Calmer: #8a742e with less saturation

  1. 8a742e
  2. 887438
  3. 867541
  4. 847549
  5. 827550
  6. 807657
  7. 7e765d
  8. 7c7664
  9. 7a766a
  10. 787670

Questions about #8a742e

What color is #8a742e?

#8a742e is bright brown. The closest named color is Aubergine Green. In RGB it is rgb(138, 116, 46), in HSL hsl(45.65, 50%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.57% 0.09272 91.639).

What colors go well with #8a742e?

The complementary color of #8a742e is #6372ad. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9d6939 and #6d7f3d. The triadic partners are #198495 and #96618f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a742e?

White text reads better on #8a742e: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and black gives 4.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a742e a warm or cool color?

#8a742e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 92 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.093.