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#79282e color: Chocolate Bhut Jolokia

#79282e is rgb(121, 40, 46) in RGB and oklch(40.049% 0.11285 19.55) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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356°
100%

40%
0.113
20°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • red-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.16:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #79282e

#79282e is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 40% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 20°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.74:1 contrast and black text 2.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bhut Jolokia (#782a2e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #79282e mixed with white

  1. 79282e
  2. 883e41
  3. 965254
  4. a46767
  5. b27c7c
  6. bf9190
  7. cda6a6
  8. d9bcbb
  9. e6d2d1
  10. f3e8e8

Darker: #79282e mixed with black

  1. 79282e
  2. 682127
  3. 581b1f
  4. 481518
  5. 390f12
  6. 2b090b
  7. 1d0406
  8. 100202
  9. 050101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #79282e with less saturation

  1. 79282e
  2. 752d31
  3. 713133
  4. 6c3536
  5. 683839
  6. 633b3b
  7. 5e3e3e
  8. 594140
  9. 534343
  10. 4e4545

Questions about #79282e

What color is #79282e?

#79282e is deep dark red. The closest named color is Chocolate Bhut Jolokia. In RGB it is rgb(121, 40, 46), in HSL hsl(355.56, 50.31%, 31.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.049% 0.11285 19.55).

What colors go well with #79282e?

The complementary color of #79282e is #00555a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #722951 and #763000. The triadic partners are #215511 and #1f4683.

Is white or black text more readable on #79282e?

White text reads better on #79282e: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and black gives 2.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #79282e a warm or cool color?

#79282e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 20 degrees, its lightness 40% and its chroma 0.113.