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#925238 color: Japanese Cypress

#925238 is rgb(146, 82, 56) in RGB and oklch(50.815% 0.09404 42.457) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

50.8%
0.094
42°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • yellow-800
  • Black 43%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.49:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #925238

#925238 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 50.8% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 42°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.02:1 contrast and black text 3.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Japanese Cypress (#965036). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #925238 mixed with white

  1. 925238
  2. 9e634b
  3. a9735e
  4. b48471
  5. bf9584
  6. caa698
  7. d5b8ac
  8. e0c9c0
  9. eadbd5
  10. f5edea

Darker: #925238 mixed with black

  1. 925238
  2. 7e462f
  3. 6b3b27
  4. 582f1f
  5. 462517
  6. 351a0f
  7. 251108
  8. 160804
  9. 080201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #925238 with less saturation

  1. 925238
  2. 8e543d
  3. 8a5742
  4. 865947
  5. 825b4c
  6. 7d5d50
  7. 795f55
  8. 746159
  9. 6f625d
  10. 6b6461

Questions about #925238

What color is #925238?

#925238 is soft brown. The closest named color is Japanese Cypress. In RGB it is rgb(146, 82, 56), in HSL hsl(17.33, 44.55%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.815% 0.09404 42.457).

What colors go well with #925238?

The complementary color of #925238 is #01718c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #934d57 and #865c1e. The triadic partners are #257655 and #5e5e9a.

Is white or black text more readable on #925238?

White text reads better on #925238: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and black gives 3.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #925238 a warm or cool color?

#925238 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 42 degrees, its lightness 50.8% and its chroma 0.094.