#8e4e36 color: Burled Redwood
#8e4e36 is rgb(142, 78, 54) in RGB and oklch(49.504% 0.09366 41.016) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
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- Brown
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- ≈ Marsala
- yellow-800
- Black 44%
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About #8e4e36
#8e4e36 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 41°.
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 Burled Redwood (#8f4c3a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.
Lighter: #8e4e36 mixed with white
Darker: #8e4e36 mixed with black
Calmer: #8e4e36 with less saturation
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What color is #8e4e36?
#8e4e36 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Burled Redwood. In RGB it is rgb(142, 78, 54), in HSL hsl(16.36, 44.9%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.504% 0.09366 41.016).
What colors go well with #8e4e36?
The complementary color of #8e4e36 is #006d87. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8f4a55 and #83581b. The triadic partners are #247250 and #595b96.
Is white or black text more readable on #8e4e36?
White text reads better on #8e4e36: 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 #8e4e36 a warm or cool color?
#8e4e36 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 41 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.094.