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#8A440B

#8a440b ≈ Saddle Brown

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a440b is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 26.67% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 50.72% magenta, 92.03% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 26.93°, with 85.23% saturation and 29.22% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saddle Brown (#8b4513), ΔE 1.22.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.0956

Complementary

  1. #8a440b
  2. #0b518a

Split complementary

  1. #8a440b
  2. #0b8a84
  3. #0b128a

Analogous

  1. #8a0b12
  2. #8a440b
  3. #8a840b

Triadic

  1. #8a440b
  2. #0b8a44
  3. #440b8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a440b
  2. #518a0b
  3. #0b518a
  4. #440b8a

Square

  1. #8a440b
  2. #128a0b
  3. #0b518a
  4. #840b8a

Monochromatic

  1. #130902
  2. #432105
  3. #8a440b
  4. #d16711
  5. #f08e3e

Shades

#8a440b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a440b
  2. #7c3d0a
  3. #6e3609
  4. #613008
  5. #532907
  6. #452206
  7. #371b04
  8. #291403
  9. #1c0e02
  10. #0e0701
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a440b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a440b
  2. #965723
  3. #a1693c
  4. #ad7c54
  5. #b98f6d
  6. #c5a285
  7. #d0b49d
  8. #dcc7b6
  9. #e8dace
  10. #f3ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a440b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a440b
  2. #894a17
  3. #885022
  4. #87562e
  5. #865c3a
  6. #856246
  7. #846851
  8. #836e5d
  9. #827469
  10. #817a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f5045 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #594d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #695d09 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #98343a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #704a04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78540a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #933b2d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a440b {
  color: #8a440b;
}
Background
.bg-8a440b {
  background-color: #8a440b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a440b {
  border: 2px solid #8a440b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a440b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 68 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 27 85% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a440b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a440b, #8a840b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a440b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 68 11 / 0.35);
}

#8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 1.22 #80461b Russet ΔE 3.22 #704214 Sepia ΔE 6.58 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.79 #b7410e Rust ΔE 10.50 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 10.64 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 11.02 #75bbf4 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Saddle Brown
#8a440b  rgb(138, 68, 11)  hsl(27, 85%, 29%)  Saddle Brown
#0b518a  rgb(11, 81, 138)  hsl(207, 85%, 29%)  Yale Blue
#0b8a44  rgb(11, 138, 68)  hsl(147, 85%, 29%)  Sea Green
#440b8a  rgb(68, 11, 138)  hsl(267, 85%, 29%)  Indigo