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#822d2a color: Polished Apple

#822d2a is rgb(130, 45, 42) in RGB and oklch(42.196% 0.11806 25.516) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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2°
100%

42.2%
0.118
26°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • orange-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.91:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #822d2a

#822d2a is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 42.2% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.91:1 contrast and black text 2.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Polished Apple (#862a2e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #822d2a mixed with white

  1. 822d2a
  2. 90423d
  3. 9e5751
  4. ab6b65
  5. b87f7a
  6. c4948f
  7. d1a9a5
  8. ddbebb
  9. e8d3d1
  10. f4e9e8

Darker: #822d2a mixed with black

  1. 822d2a
  2. 702623
  3. 5f1f1c
  4. 4e1816
  5. 3e1110
  6. 2f0b0a
  7. 200605
  8. 120202
  9. 060101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #822d2a with less saturation

  1. 822d2a
  2. 7e322e
  3. 793632
  4. 743a36
  5. 6f3d39
  6. 6a413d
  7. 654440
  8. 604644
  9. 5a4947
  10. 544b4a

Questions about #822d2a

What color is #822d2a?

#822d2a is soft dark red. The closest named color is Polished Apple. In RGB it is rgb(130, 45, 42), in HSL hsl(2.05, 51.16%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.196% 0.11806 25.516).

What colors go well with #822d2a?

The complementary color of #822d2a is #005b66. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7d2c50 and #7c3700. The triadic partners are #145e20 and #2e498d.

Is white or black text more readable on #822d2a?

White text reads better on #822d2a: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and black gives 2.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #822d2a a warm or cool color?

#822d2a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 42.2% and its chroma 0.118.