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#8d5212 color: Plain Old Brown

#8d5212 is rgb(141, 82, 18) in RGB and oklch(49.703% 0.107 61.431) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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31°
100%

49.7%
0.107
61°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8d5212

#8d5212 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 61°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.27:1 contrast and black text 3.35:1, 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: #8d5212 mixed with white

  1. 8d5212
  2. 996330
  3. a57348
  4. b0845f
  5. bc9575
  6. c7a68b
  7. d2b8a2
  8. dec9b9
  9. e9dbd0
  10. f4ede7

Darker: #8d5212 mixed with black

  1. 8d5212
  2. 7a460e
  3. 673b0a
  4. 552f07
  5. 442504
  6. 331a02
  7. 231101
  8. 140801
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d5212 with less saturation

  1. 8d5212
  2. 895420
  3. 85562b
  4. 815834
  5. 7d5a3b
  6. 795c43
  7. 755d4a
  8. 705f50
  9. 6c6056
  10. 67615c

Questions about #8d5212

What color is #8d5212?

#8d5212 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Plain Old Brown. In RGB it is rgb(141, 82, 18), in HSL hsl(31.22, 77.36%, 31.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.703% 0.107 61.431).

What colors go well with #8d5212?

The complementary color of #8d5212 is #186899. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #96483b and #795f00. The triadic partners are #007566 and #6d5295.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d5212?

White text reads better on #8d5212: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and black gives 3.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d5212 a warm or cool color?

#8d5212 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 61 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.107.