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#8b412b color: Olive Niçoise

#8b412b is rgb(139, 65, 43) in RGB and oklch(46.663% 0.10683 37.306) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

46.7%
0.107
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.89:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #8b412b

#8b412b is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 46.7% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.27:1 contrast and black text 2.89:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Olive Niçoise (#88432e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8b412b mixed with white

  1. 8b412b
  2. 98543f
  3. a46653
  4. b07868
  5. bc8b7c
  6. c89e91
  7. d3b1a6
  8. dec4bc
  9. e9d7d2
  10. f4ebe8

Darker: #8b412b mixed with black

  1. 8b412b
  2. 783724
  3. 662e1d
  4. 542516
  5. 431c10
  6. 32130a
  7. 230b05
  8. 140502
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b412b with less saturation

  1. 8b412b
  2. 874431
  3. 824736
  4. 7e4a3b
  5. 794d40
  6. 744f44
  7. 705249
  8. 6a544d
  9. 655651
  10. 605856

Questions about #8b412b

What color is #8b412b?

#8b412b is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Olive Niçoise. In RGB it is rgb(139, 65, 43), in HSL hsl(13.75, 52.75%, 35.69%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.663% 0.10683 37.306).

What colors go well with #8b412b?

The complementary color of #8b412b is #006780. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a3d4f and #814c00. The triadic partners are #0b6b41 and #4c5295.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b412b?

White text reads better on #8b412b: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and black gives 2.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b412b a warm or cool color?

#8b412b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 46.7% and its chroma 0.107.