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#782825 color: Posh Red

#782825 is rgb(120, 40, 37) in RGB and oklch(39.695% 0.11267 25.749) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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2°
100%

39.7%
0.113
26°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • red-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.13:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #782825

#782825 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 39.7% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.86:1 contrast and black text 2.13:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Posh Red (#7d2621). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #782825 mixed with white

  1. 782825
  2. 873e39
  3. 95524d
  4. a36761
  5. b17c76
  6. bf918c
  7. cca6a2
  8. d9bcb9
  9. e6d2d0
  10. f3e8e7

Darker: #782825 mixed with black

  1. 782825
  2. 67211f
  3. 571b19
  4. 481513
  5. 390f0d
  6. 2a0908
  7. 1d0404
  8. 100202
  9. 050100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #782825 with less saturation

  1. 782825
  2. 742d29
  3. 70312d
  4. 6b3430
  5. 673834
  6. 623b37
  7. 5d3d3a
  8. 58403d
  9. 524241
  10. 4d4544

Questions about #782825

What color is #782825?

#782825 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Posh Red. In RGB it is rgb(120, 40, 37), in HSL hsl(2.17, 52.87%, 30.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.695% 0.11267 25.749).

What colors go well with #782825?

The complementary color of #782825 is #00535e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #732749 and #723200. The triadic partners are #0e561c and #2a4283.

Is white or black text more readable on #782825?

White text reads better on #782825: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 and black gives 2.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #782825 a warm or cool color?

#782825 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 39.7% and its chroma 0.113.