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#984E36

#984e36 ≈ Chestnut

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#984e36 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.61% red, 30.59% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 48.68% magenta, 64.47% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 14.69°, with 47.57% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1239

Complementary

  1. #984e36
  2. #368098

Split complementary

  1. #984e36
  2. #36987f
  3. #364f98

Analogous

  1. #98364f
  2. #984e36
  3. #987f36

Triadic

  1. #984e36
  2. #36984e
  3. #4e3698

Tetradic

  1. #984e36
  2. #809836
  3. #368098
  4. #4e3698

Square

  1. #984e36
  2. #4f9836
  3. #368098
  4. #7f3698

Monochromatic

  1. #27140e
  2. #603122
  3. #984e36
  4. #c37257
  5. #d7a190

Shades

#984e36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #984e36
  2. #894631
  3. #7a3e2b
  4. #6a3726
  5. #5b2f20
  6. #4c271b
  7. #3d1f16
  8. #2e1710
  9. #1e100b
  10. #0f0805
  11. #000000

Tints

#984e36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #984e36
  2. #a2604a
  3. #ad715e
  4. #b78372
  5. #c19586
  6. #cca79b
  7. #d6b8af
  8. #e0cac3
  9. #eadcd7
  10. #f5edeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#984e36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #984e36
  2. #96533d
  3. #935845
  4. #915d4c
  5. #8e6254
  6. #8c675b
  7. #8a6c62
  8. #87716a
  9. #857671
  10. #827b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #636363 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c5b54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #615934 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #736935 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a64048 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b5535 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #845f35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a14642 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-984e36 {
  color: #984e36;
}
Background
.bg-984e36 {
  background-color: #984e36;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-984e36 {
  border: 2px solid #984e36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #984e36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 152 78 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 48% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-984e36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #984e36, #987f36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-984e36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(152 78 54 / 0.35);
}

#954535 Chestnut ΔE 3.67 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 4.29 #a45a52 Redwood ΔE 7.72 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 7.82 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 8.44 #b7410e Rust ΔE 8.83 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 8.94 #67b1c9 Inverted #636363 Grayscale 

Chestnut
#984e36  rgb(152, 78, 54)  hsl(15, 48%, 40%)  Chestnut
#368098  rgb(54, 128, 152)  hsl(195, 48%, 40%)  Teal Blue
#36984e  rgb(54, 152, 78)  hsl(135, 48%, 40%)  Shamrock Green
#4e3698  rgb(78, 54, 152)  hsl(255, 48%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue