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#783a36 color: Red Velvet

#783a36 is rgb(120, 58, 54) in RGB and oklch(42.784% 0.0875 25.197) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

42.8%
0.088
25°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • amber-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #783a36

#783a36 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 42.8% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 25°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.55:1 contrast and black text 2.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Velvet (#783b38). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #783a36 mixed with white

  1. 783a36
  2. 864d48
  3. 945f5a
  4. a2726d
  5. af8581
  6. bd9995
  7. caada9
  8. d8c1be
  9. e5d5d3
  10. f2eae9

Darker: #783a36 mixed with black

  1. 783a36
  2. 67312e
  3. 572825
  4. 48201e
  5. 391816
  6. 2a100f
  7. 1d0908
  8. 100403
  9. 050101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #783a36 with less saturation

  1. 783a36
  2. 743d39
  3. 713f3b
  4. 6d423e
  5. 694440
  6. 654643
  7. 614845
  8. 5d4a48
  9. 594c4a
  10. 544d4d

Questions about #783a36

What color is #783a36?

#783a36 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Velvet. In RGB it is rgb(120, 58, 54), in HSL hsl(3.64, 37.93%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.784% 0.0875 25.197).

What colors go well with #783a36?

The complementary color of #783a36 is #005c66. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #743951 and #734119. The triadic partners are #2d5c30 and #384d7f.

Is white or black text more readable on #783a36?

White text reads better on #783a36: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and black gives 2.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #783a36 a warm or cool color?

#783a36 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 25 degrees, its lightness 42.8% and its chroma 0.088.