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#8d4d36 color: Remaining Embers

#8d4d36 is rgb(141, 77, 54) in RGB and oklch(49.185% 0.09335 40.3) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

49.2%
0.093
40°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.25:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8d4d36

#8d4d36 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.2% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.47:1 contrast and black text 3.25:1, 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: #8d4d36 mixed with white

  1. 8d4d36
  2. 995e49
  3. a56f5c
  4. b1806f
  5. bc9283
  6. c8a397
  7. d3b5ab
  8. dec7bf
  9. e9dad4
  10. f4ece9

Darker: #8d4d36 mixed with black

  1. 8d4d36
  2. 7a422e
  3. 673725
  4. 552c1e
  5. 442216
  6. 33180f
  7. 230f08
  8. 140703
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d4d36 with less saturation

  1. 8d4d36
  2. 89503b
  3. 855240
  4. 815444
  5. 7d5649
  6. 79584d
  7. 745a51
  8. 705c55
  9. 6b5e59
  10. 665f5d

Questions about #8d4d36

What color is #8d4d36?

#8d4d36 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Remaining Embers. In RGB it is rgb(141, 77, 54), in HSL hsl(15.86, 44.62%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.185% 0.09335 40.3).

What colors go well with #8d4d36?

The complementary color of #8d4d36 is #006c86. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8d4954 and #82561a. The triadic partners are #24714f and #575a95.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d4d36?

White text reads better on #8d4d36: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and black gives 3.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d4d36 a warm or cool color?

#8d4d36 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 49.2% and its chroma 0.093.