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#8b400d color: Gryphonne Sepia Wash

#8b400d is rgb(139, 64, 13) in RGB and oklch(46.205% 0.11752 48.531) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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24°
100%

46.2%
0.118
49°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.84:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #8b400d

#8b400d is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 49°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast and black text 2.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Gryphonne Sepia Wash (#883f11). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8b400d mixed with white

  1. 8b400d
  2. 98532c
  3. a46544
  4. b0785b
  5. bc8b71
  6. c89e88
  7. d3b19f
  8. dec4b7
  9. e9d7ce
  10. f4ebe6

Darker: #8b400d mixed with black

  1. 8b400d
  2. 78360a
  3. 662d07
  4. 542405
  5. 431b03
  6. 321302
  7. 230b01
  8. 140500
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b400d with less saturation

  1. 8b400d
  2. 87431b
  3. 824725
  4. 7d492d
  5. 794c34
  6. 744f3b
  7. 6f5141
  8. 6a5347
  9. 64554d
  10. 5e5753

Questions about #8b400d

What color is #8b400d?

#8b400d is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Gryphonne Sepia Wash. In RGB it is rgb(139, 64, 13), in HSL hsl(24.29, 82.89%, 29.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.205% 0.11752 48.531).

What colors go well with #8b400d?

The complementary color of #8b400d is #00638a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8e383e and #7b4e00. The triadic partners are #006c4d and #574b95.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b400d?

White text reads better on #8b400d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 and black gives 2.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b400d a warm or cool color?

#8b400d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 49 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.118.