#8e4e38 color: Burled Redwood
#8e4e38 is rgb(142, 78, 56) in RGB and oklch(49.539% 0.09276 39.591) 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 #8e4e38
#8e4e38 is a soft dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 40°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 6.37:1 contrast and black text 3.3:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Burled Redwood (#8f4c3a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.
Lighter: #8e4e38 mixed with white
Darker: #8e4e38 mixed with black
Calmer: #8e4e38 with less saturation
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What color is #8e4e38?
#8e4e38 is soft dark brown. The closest named color is Burled Redwood. In RGB it is rgb(142, 78, 56), in HSL hsl(15.35, 43.43%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.539% 0.09276 39.591).
What colors go well with #8e4e38?
The complementary color of #8e4e38 is #006e86. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8e4a56 and #83571d. The triadic partners are #27724f and #575b96.
Is white or black text more readable on #8e4e38?
White text reads better on #8e4e38: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and black gives 3.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #8e4e38 a warm or cool color?
#8e4e38 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.093.