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#8b4e36 color: Remaining Embers

#8b4e36 is rgb(139, 78, 54) in RGB and oklch(49.083% 0.09005 41.901) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

49.1%
0.090
42°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.48:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.24:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8b4e36

#8b4e36 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.1% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.48:1 contrast and black text 3.24:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Remaining Embers (#8a4c38). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8b4e36 mixed with white

  1. 8b4e36
  2. 975f49
  3. a3705c
  4. af816f
  5. bb9283
  6. c6a497
  7. d2b6ab
  8. ddc8bf
  9. e9dad4
  10. f4ece9

Darker: #8b4e36 mixed with black

  1. 8b4e36
  2. 78432e
  3. 663825
  4. 542d1e
  5. 432316
  6. 32190f
  7. 230f08
  8. 140703
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b4e36 with less saturation

  1. 8b4e36
  2. 87503b
  3. 835340
  4. 7f5544
  5. 7b5748
  6. 77584d
  7. 735a51
  8. 6f5c55
  9. 6a5e59
  10. 655f5d

Questions about #8b4e36

What color is #8b4e36?

#8b4e36 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Remaining Embers. In RGB it is rgb(139, 78, 54), in HSL hsl(16.94, 44.04%, 37.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.083% 0.09005 41.901).

What colors go well with #8b4e36?

The complementary color of #8b4e36 is #026b85. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8c4a53 and #80571d. The triadic partners are #257051 and #595a92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b4e36?

White text reads better on #8b4e36: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.48:1 and black gives 3.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b4e36 a warm or cool color?

#8b4e36 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 49.1% and its chroma 0.09.