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#8b371c color: Rogan Josh

#8b371c is rgb(139, 55, 28) in RGB and oklch(44.926% 0.12141 37.847) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

44.9%
0.121
38°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.66:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #8b371c

#8b371c is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 44.9% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.89:1 contrast and black text 2.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rogan Josh (#883311). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8b371c mixed with white

  1. 8b371c
  2. 984b34
  3. a55f49
  4. b1725f
  5. bd8675
  6. c9998b
  7. d4ada1
  8. dfc1b8
  9. ead6cf
  10. f5eae7

Darker: #8b371c mixed with black

  1. 8b371c
  2. 782e17
  3. 662612
  4. 541e0d
  5. 431608
  6. 320f05
  7. 230802
  8. 140301
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b371c with less saturation

  1. 8b371c
  2. 863b24
  3. 823f2b
  4. 7d4331
  5. 784637
  6. 72493c
  7. 6d4c42
  8. 674e47
  9. 62514b
  10. 5b5350

Questions about #8b371c

What color is #8b371c?

#8b371c is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Rogan Josh. In RGB it is rgb(139, 55, 28), in HSL hsl(14.59, 66.47%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.926% 0.12141 37.847).

What colors go well with #8b371c?

The complementary color of #8b371c is #00617a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a3248 and #7f4500. The triadic partners are #006839 and #474b97.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b371c?

White text reads better on #8b371c: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.89:1 and black gives 2.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b371c a warm or cool color?

#8b371c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 44.9% and its chroma 0.121.