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#803236 color: Wild Currant

#803236 is rgb(128, 50, 54) in RGB and oklch(42.797% 0.10814 19.807) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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357°
100%

42.8%
0.108
20°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • orange-900
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.43:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #803236

#803236 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 42.8% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 20°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.65:1 contrast and black text 2.43:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Wild Currant (#7c3239). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #803236 mixed with white

  1. 803236
  2. 8e4648
  3. 9b5a5a
  4. a96e6d
  5. b68281
  6. c39695
  7. cfaaa9
  8. dbbfbe
  9. e7d4d3
  10. f3e9e9

Darker: #803236 mixed with black

  1. 803236
  2. 6e2a2e
  3. 5d2225
  4. 4d1b1e
  5. 3d1416
  6. 2e0d0f
  7. 1f0708
  8. 120303
  9. 060101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #803236 with less saturation

  1. 803236
  2. 7c3639
  3. 783a3b
  4. 733d3e
  5. 6f4040
  6. 6a4343
  7. 654645
  8. 604848
  9. 5b4b4a
  10. 554d4d

Questions about #803236

What color is #803236?

#803236 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Wild Currant. In RGB it is rgb(128, 50, 54), in HSL hsl(356.92, 43.82%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.797% 0.10814 19.807).

What colors go well with #803236?

The complementary color of #803236 is #005d63. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #793258 and #7c3a08. The triadic partners are #2b5d1e and #294e8a.

Is white or black text more readable on #803236?

White text reads better on #803236: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.65:1 and black gives 2.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #803236 a warm or cool color?

#803236 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 20 degrees, its lightness 42.8% and its chroma 0.108.