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#a72e00 color: Enfield Brown

#a72e00 is rgb(167, 46, 0) in RGB and oklch(48.502% 0.16381 36.606) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

48.5%
0.164
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.03:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #a72e00

#a72e00 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.164 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.92:1 contrast and black text 3.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Enfield Brown (#a73211). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #a72e00 mixed with white

  1. a72e00
  2. b24728
  3. bd5c41
  4. c77159
  5. d18570
  6. da9a87
  7. e2ae9f
  8. eac2b6
  9. f2d6ce
  10. f9eae6

Darker: #a72e00 mixed with black

  1. a72e00
  2. 912700
  3. 7b1f00
  4. 661800
  5. 521200
  6. 3e0b00
  7. 2c0600
  8. 1a0200
  9. 0a0100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a72e00 with less saturation

  1. a72e00
  2. a13616
  3. 9b3e23
  4. 94432d
  5. 8d4935
  6. 874d3d
  7. 7f5245
  8. 78554b
  9. 705952
  10. 685c59

Questions about #a72e00

What color is #a72e00?

#a72e00 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Enfield Brown. In RGB it is rgb(167, 46, 0), in HSL hsl(16.53, 100%, 32.75%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.502% 0.16381 36.606).

What colors go well with #a72e00?

The complementary color of #a72e00 is #006d86. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a52650 and #8d4d00. The triadic partners are #00753b and #4b4fb9.

Is white or black text more readable on #a72e00?

White text reads better on #a72e00: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and black gives 3.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a72e00 a warm or cool color?

#a72e00 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.164.