#8e4e35 color: Rusted Earth
#8e4e35 is rgb(142, 78, 53) in RGB and oklch(49.488% 0.09412 41.708) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
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- Brown
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- Warm
- ≈ Marsala
- yellow-800
- Black 44%
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About #8e4e35
#8e4e35 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 42°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 6.38:1 contrast and black text 3.29:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Rusted Earth (#8b5134). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.
Lighter: #8e4e35 mixed with white
Darker: #8e4e35 mixed with black
Calmer: #8e4e35 with less saturation
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What color is #8e4e35?
#8e4e35 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Rusted Earth. In RGB it is rgb(142, 78, 53), in HSL hsl(16.85, 45.64%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.488% 0.09412 41.708).
What colors go well with #8e4e35?
The complementary color of #8e4e35 is #006d88. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8f4954 and #835819. The triadic partners are #227251 and #595a96.
Is white or black text more readable on #8e4e35?
White text reads better on #8e4e35: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and black gives 3.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #8e4e35 a warm or cool color?
#8e4e35 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.094.