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#8c4e02 color: Plain Old Brown

#8c4e02 is rgb(140, 78, 2) in RGB and oklch(48.747% 0.11221 61.146) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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33°
100%

48.7%
0.112
61°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.21:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8c4e02

#8c4e02 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.7% lightness, 0.112 chroma and a hue of 61°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.55:1 contrast and black text 3.21:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Plain Old Brown (#905100). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8c4e02 mixed with white

  1. 8c4e02
  2. 985f29
  3. a47043
  4. b0825a
  5. bb9371
  6. c7a488
  7. d2b69f
  8. ddc8b7
  9. e9dacf
  10. f4ede7

Darker: #8c4e02 mixed with black

  1. 8c4e02
  2. 794301
  3. 673801
  4. 552d01
  5. 432300
  6. 331900
  7. 230f00
  8. 140700
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8c4e02 with less saturation

  1. 8c4e02
  2. 885018
  3. 845324
  4. 80552e
  5. 7c5737
  6. 77583e
  7. 735a46
  8. 6e5c4d
  9. 695d53
  10. 655e59

Questions about #8c4e02

What color is #8c4e02?

#8c4e02 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Plain Old Brown. In RGB it is rgb(140, 78, 2), in HSL hsl(33.04, 97.18%, 27.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.747% 0.11221 61.146).

What colors go well with #8c4e02?

The complementary color of #8c4e02 is #056699. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #954436 and #775c00. The triadic partners are #007363 and #6b4f95.

Is white or black text more readable on #8c4e02?

White text reads better on #8c4e02: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and black gives 3.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8c4e02 a warm or cool color?

#8c4e02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 61 degrees, its lightness 48.7% and its chroma 0.112.