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#8d4e36 color: Remaining Embers

#8d4e36 is rgb(141, 78, 54) in RGB and oklch(49.363% 0.09245 41.302) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

49.4%
0.092
41°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8d4e36

#8d4e36 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 41°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.41:1 contrast and black text 3.28:1, 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: #8d4e36 mixed with white

  1. 8d4e36
  2. 995f49
  3. a5705c
  4. b1816f
  5. bc9283
  6. c8a497
  7. d3b6ab
  8. dec8bf
  9. e9dad4
  10. f4ecea

Darker: #8d4e36 mixed with black

  1. 8d4e36
  2. 7a432e
  3. 673825
  4. 552d1e
  5. 442316
  6. 33190f
  7. 230f08
  8. 140703
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d4e36 with less saturation

  1. 8d4e36
  2. 89503b
  3. 855340
  4. 815544
  5. 7d5749
  6. 79594d
  7. 745b51
  8. 705d55
  9. 6b5e59
  10. 66605d

Questions about #8d4e36

What color is #8d4e36?

#8d4e36 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Remaining Embers. In RGB it is rgb(141, 78, 54), in HSL hsl(16.55, 44.62%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.363% 0.09245 41.302).

What colors go well with #8d4e36?

The complementary color of #8d4e36 is #006d86. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8e4a54 and #82571c. The triadic partners are #247150 and #595a95.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d4e36?

White text reads better on #8d4e36: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and black gives 3.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d4e36 a warm or cool color?

#8d4e36 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 41 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.092.