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#8b461f color: Saddle Brown

#8b461f is rgb(139, 70, 31) in RGB and oklch(47.352% 0.10706 47.475) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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22°
100%

47.4%
0.107
47°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.99:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8b461f

#8b461f is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 47°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.01:1 contrast and black text 2.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Saddle Brown (#8b4513). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8b461f mixed with white

  1. 8b461f
  2. 975837
  3. a46a4c
  4. b07c62
  5. bb8e77
  6. c7a08d
  7. d3b3a3
  8. dec5ba
  9. e9d8d0
  10. f4ece8

Darker: #8b461f mixed with black

  1. 8b461f
  2. 783c19
  3. 663214
  4. 54280f
  5. 431e0a
  6. 321506
  7. 230d03
  8. 140501
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b461f with less saturation

  1. 8b461f
  2. 874928
  3. 834c2f
  4. 7e4e36
  5. 7a503c
  6. 755342
  7. 705547
  8. 6c574c
  9. 665852
  10. 615a57

Questions about #8b461f

What color is #8b461f?

#8b461f is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Saddle Brown. In RGB it is rgb(139, 70, 31), in HSL hsl(21.67, 63.53%, 33.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.352% 0.10706 47.475).

What colors go well with #8b461f?

The complementary color of #8b461f is #00668a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8e3f45 and #7d5200. The triadic partners are #006e4f and #595094.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b461f?

White text reads better on #8b461f: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and black gives 2.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b461f a warm or cool color?

#8b461f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 47 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.107.