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#8e442b color: Sedona Stone

#8e442b is rgb(142, 68, 43) in RGB and oklch(47.615% 0.10749 39.068) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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15°
100%

47.6%
0.107
39°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.97:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.01:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8e442b

#8e442b is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 47.6% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.97:1 contrast and black text 3.01:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sedona Stone (#8e462f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8e442b mixed with white

  1. 8e442b
  2. 9a5640
  3. a66854
  4. b27b68
  5. be8d7d
  6. c99f91
  7. d4b2a7
  8. dfc5bc
  9. ead8d2
  10. f5ebe8

Darker: #8e442b mixed with black

  1. 8e442b
  2. 7b3a24
  3. 68301d
  4. 562616
  5. 441d10
  6. 34140a
  7. 240c05
  8. 150502
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8e442b with less saturation

  1. 8e442b
  2. 8a4731
  3. 854a37
  4. 814d3c
  5. 7c5041
  6. 775246
  7. 72544b
  8. 6d574f
  9. 685954
  10. 625b58

Questions about #8e442b

What color is #8e442b?

#8e442b is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Sedona Stone. In RGB it is rgb(142, 68, 43), in HSL hsl(15.15, 53.51%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.615% 0.10749 39.068).

What colors go well with #8e442b?

The complementary color of #8e442b is #006985. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8e3f50 and #834f00. The triadic partners are #066e46 and #505498.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e442b?

White text reads better on #8e442b: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and black gives 3.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e442b a warm or cool color?

#8e442b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 47.6% and its chroma 0.107.