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#8b472c color: Sedona Stone

#8b472c is rgb(139, 71, 44) in RGB and oklch(47.685% 0.10074 41.722) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

47.7%
0.101
42°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.04:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8b472c

#8b472c is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.92:1 contrast and black text 3.04:1, 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: #8b472c mixed with white

  1. 8b472c
  2. 975940
  3. a46a55
  4. b07c69
  5. bb8e7d
  6. c7a092
  7. d2b3a7
  8. dec6bd
  9. e9d8d2
  10. f4ece8

Darker: #8b472c mixed with black

  1. 8b472c
  2. 783d25
  3. 66321e
  4. 542817
  5. 431f11
  6. 32160a
  7. 230d05
  8. 140602
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b472c with less saturation

  1. 8b472c
  2. 874a32
  3. 834c37
  4. 7e4f3d
  5. 7a5142
  6. 765346
  7. 71564b
  8. 6c5750
  9. 675954
  10. 625b58

Questions about #8b472c

What color is #8b472c?

#8b472c is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Sedona Stone. In RGB it is rgb(139, 71, 44), in HSL hsl(17.05, 51.91%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.685% 0.10074 41.722).

What colors go well with #8b472c?

The complementary color of #8b472c is #006885. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8c424e and #7f5204. The triadic partners are #0d6e4b and #545494.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b472c?

White text reads better on #8b472c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and black gives 3.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b472c a warm or cool color?

#8b472c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.101.