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#a85237 color: Orange Roughy

#a85237 is rgb(168, 82, 55) in RGB and oklch(53.952% 0.12039 38.061) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

54%
0.120
38°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.35:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.93:1Hard to read
Lc 28

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About #a85237

#a85237 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 54% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.35:1 contrast and black text 3.93:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Orange Roughy (#a85335). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #a85237 mixed with white

  1. a85237
  2. b2634b
  3. bc745e
  4. c58572
  5. ce9685
  6. d7a899
  7. e0b9ad
  8. e8cac1
  9. f0dcd5
  10. f8edea

Darker: #a85237 mixed with black

  1. a85237
  2. 92462e
  3. 7c3b26
  4. 672f1e
  5. 522516
  6. 3f1a0f
  7. 2c1108
  8. 1a0803
  9. 0a0201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a85237 with less saturation

  1. a85237
  2. a3563e
  3. 9e5944
  4. 995d4a
  5. 936050
  6. 8e6255
  7. 88655a
  8. 82685f
  9. 7c6a65
  10. 756c69

Questions about #a85237

What color is #a85237?

#a85237 is soft brown. The closest named color is Orange Roughy. In RGB it is rgb(168, 82, 55), in HSL hsl(14.34, 50.67%, 43.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.952% 0.12039 38.061).

What colors go well with #a85237?

The complementary color of #a85237 is #007d9c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #a74d61 and #9b5f00. The triadic partners are #138353 and #5f65b3.

Is white or black text more readable on #a85237?

White text reads better on #a85237: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and black gives 3.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a85237 a warm or cool color?

#a85237 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 54% and its chroma 0.12.