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#8A482A

#8a482a ≈ Russet

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#8a482a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 54.12% red, 28.24% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 47.83% magenta, 69.57% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 18.75°, with 53.33% saturation and 35.29% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Russet (#80461b), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1021

Complementary

  1. #8a482a
  2. #2a6c8a

Split complementary

  1. #8a482a
  2. #2a8a78
  3. #2a3c8a

Analogous

  1. #8a2a3c
  2. #8a482a
  3. #8a782a

Triadic

  1. #8a482a
  2. #2a8a48
  3. #482a8a

Tetradic

  1. #8a482a
  2. #6c8a2a
  3. #2a6c8a
  4. #482a8a

Square

  1. #8a482a
  2. #3c8a2a
  3. #2a6c8a
  4. #782a8a

Monochromatic

  1. #150b06
  2. #4f2918
  3. #8a482a
  4. #c4673d
  5. #d69577

Shades

#8a482a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8a482a
  2. #7c4126
  3. #6e3a22
  4. #61321d
  5. #532b19
  6. #452415
  7. #371d11
  8. #29160d
  9. #1c0e08
  10. #0e0704
  11. #000000

Tints

#8a482a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8a482a
  2. #965a3f
  3. #a16d55
  4. #ad7f6a
  5. #b9917f
  6. #c5a495
  7. #d0b6aa
  8. #dcc8bf
  9. #e8dad4
  10. #f3edea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8a482a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8a482a
  2. #894e33
  3. #88533b
  4. #875944
  5. #865e4c
  6. #856455
  7. #846a5e
  8. #836f66
  9. #82756f
  10. #817a77
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #70534b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a5127 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a6029 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #973b41 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #704e28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #785729 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #924139 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8a482a {
  color: #8a482a;
}
Background
.bg-8a482a {
  background-color: #8a482a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-8a482a {
  border: 2px solid #8a482a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8a482a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 138 72 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 53% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8a482a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8a482a, #8a782a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8a482a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(138 72 42 / 0.35);
}

#80461b Russet ΔE 5.03 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 5.08 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 5.51 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.89 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 7.43 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 7.50 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 8.78 #75b7d5 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Russet
#8a482a  rgb(138, 72, 42)  hsl(19, 53%, 35%)  Russet
#2a6c8a  rgb(42, 108, 138)  hsl(199, 53%, 35%)  Sea Blue
#2a8a48  rgb(42, 138, 72)  hsl(139, 53%, 35%)  Sea Green
#482a8a  rgb(72, 42, 138)  hsl(259, 53%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue