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#8b490c color: Brown Eyed Girl

#8b490c is rgb(139, 73, 12) in RGB and oklch(47.738% 0.11151 55.748) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

47.7%
0.112
56°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.87:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.06:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8b490c

#8b490c is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.7% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 56°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.87:1 contrast and black text 3.06:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Eyed Girl (#89491a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8b490c mixed with white

  1. 8b490c
  2. 975b2c
  3. a36c45
  4. af7e5c
  5. bb9072
  6. c7a289
  7. d2b4a0
  8. dec6b7
  9. e9d9cf
  10. f4ece7

Darker: #8b490c mixed with black

  1. 8b490c
  2. 783e09
  3. 663406
  4. 542a04
  5. 432003
  6. 321702
  7. 230e01
  8. 140600
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b490c with less saturation

  1. 8b490c
  2. 874c1c
  3. 834e26
  4. 7e512f
  5. 7a5337
  6. 75553e
  7. 715745
  8. 6c584b
  9. 675a51
  10. 625b57

Questions about #8b490c

What color is #8b490c?

#8b490c is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Brown Eyed Girl. In RGB it is rgb(139, 73, 12), in HSL hsl(28.82, 84.11%, 29.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.738% 0.11151 55.748).

What colors go well with #8b490c?

The complementary color of #8b490c is #006592. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #91403b and #795700. The triadic partners are #00705a and #634e94.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b490c?

White text reads better on #8b490c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and black gives 3.06:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b490c a warm or cool color?

#8b490c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 56 degrees, its lightness 47.7% and its chroma 0.112.