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#904a0c color: Parasite Brown

#904a0c is rgb(144, 74, 12) in RGB and oklch(48.654% 0.11575 54.434) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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28°
100%

48.7%
0.116
54°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.17:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #904a0c

#904a0c is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.7% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 54°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.62:1 contrast and black text 3.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Parasite Brown (#914b13). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #904a0c mixed with white

  1. 904a0c
  2. 9c5c2d
  3. a86d45
  4. b37f5c
  5. be9173
  6. caa38a
  7. d5b5a0
  8. dfc7b8
  9. ead9cf
  10. f5ece7

Darker: #904a0c mixed with black

  1. 904a0c
  2. 7d3f09
  3. 6a3506
  4. 572a04
  5. 452003
  6. 341702
  7. 240e01
  8. 150600
  9. 070200
  10. 010000

Calmer: #904a0c with less saturation

  1. 904a0c
  2. 8c4d1c
  3. 875027
  4. 835230
  5. 7e5438
  6. 795740
  7. 755946
  8. 705b4d
  9. 6a5c53
  10. 655e59

Questions about #904a0c

What color is #904a0c?

#904a0c is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Parasite Brown. In RGB it is rgb(144, 74, 12), in HSL hsl(28.18, 84.62%, 30.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.654% 0.11575 54.434).

What colors go well with #904a0c?

The complementary color of #904a0c is #006897. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #96413e and #7e5800. The triadic partners are #00735b and #64509a.

Is white or black text more readable on #904a0c?

White text reads better on #904a0c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and black gives 3.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #904a0c a warm or cool color?

#904a0c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 54 degrees, its lightness 48.7% and its chroma 0.116.