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#8b4530 color: Sedona Stone

#8b4530 is rgb(139, 69, 48) in RGB and oklch(47.405% 0.10102 37.476) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

47.4%
0.101
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.99:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8b4530

#8b4530 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.02:1 contrast and black text 2.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sedona Stone (#8e462f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8b4530 mixed with white

  1. 8b4530
  2. 975744
  3. a46957
  4. b07b6b
  5. bc8d7f
  6. c79f93
  7. d3b2a8
  8. dec5bd
  9. e9d8d3
  10. f4ebe9

Darker: #8b4530 mixed with black

  1. 8b4530
  2. 783b28
  3. 663121
  4. 54271a
  5. 431e13
  6. 32150c
  7. 230c06
  8. 140503
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b4530 with less saturation

  1. 8b4530
  2. 874835
  3. 834b3a
  4. 7e4d3f
  5. 7a5043
  6. 755248
  7. 71544c
  8. 6c5650
  9. 675854
  10. 615a58

Questions about #8b4530

What color is #8b4530?

#8b4530 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Sedona Stone. In RGB it is rgb(139, 69, 48), in HSL hsl(13.85, 48.66%, 36.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.405% 0.10102 37.476).

What colors go well with #8b4530?

The complementary color of #8b4530 is #006981. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a4152 and #814f08. The triadic partners are #196d45 and #4f5594.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b4530?

White text reads better on #8b4530: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and black gives 2.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b4530 a warm or cool color?

#8b4530 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.101.