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#8e412e color: Fire

#8e412e is rgb(142, 65, 46) in RGB and oklch(47.173% 0.10944 35.041) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

47.2%
0.109
35°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.13:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.95:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8e412e

#8e412e is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 35°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.13:1 contrast and black text 2.95:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fire (#8f3f2a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8e412e mixed with white

  1. 8e412e
  2. 9a5442
  3. a76656
  4. b2796a
  5. be8b7e
  6. c99e92
  7. d5b1a7
  8. dfc4bd
  9. ead7d3
  10. f5ebe9

Darker: #8e412e mixed with black

  1. 8e412e
  2. 7b3727
  3. 682e1f
  4. 562518
  5. 441c12
  6. 34130b
  7. 240b06
  8. 150502
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8e412e with less saturation

  1. 8e412e
  2. 8a4533
  3. 854838
  4. 804b3d
  5. 7c4e42
  6. 775046
  7. 72534b
  8. 6c554f
  9. 675753
  10. 615957

Questions about #8e412e

What color is #8e412e?

#8e412e is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Fire. In RGB it is rgb(142, 65, 46), in HSL hsl(11.87, 51.06%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.173% 0.10944 35.041).

What colors go well with #8e412e?

The complementary color of #8e412e is #00697f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8c3d53 and #844c00. The triadic partners are #126d3f and #4a5498.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e412e?

White text reads better on #8e412e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.13:1 and black gives 2.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e412e a warm or cool color?

#8e412e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 35 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.109.