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#834236 color: Outrageous

#834236 is rgb(131, 66, 54) in RGB and oklch(45.807% 0.0921 31.746) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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9°
100%

45.8%
0.092
32°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • amber-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.80:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #834236

#834236 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 32°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.51:1 contrast and black text 2.8:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Outrageous (#824438). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #834236 mixed with white

  1. 834236
  2. 905448
  3. 9d665b
  4. aa786e
  5. b68b82
  6. c39d96
  7. cfb0aa
  8. dbc4bf
  9. e7d7d4
  10. f3ebe9

Darker: #834236 mixed with black

  1. 834236
  2. 71382e
  3. 602f25
  4. 4f251e
  5. 3f1c16
  6. 2f140f
  7. 200b08
  8. 120503
  9. 060101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #834236 with less saturation

  1. 834236
  2. 7f453a
  3. 7b473d
  4. 774a41
  5. 734c44
  6. 6f4e48
  7. 6b504b
  8. 66524e
  9. 615451
  10. 5c5654

Questions about #834236

What color is #834236?

#834236 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Outrageous. In RGB it is rgb(131, 66, 54), in HSL hsl(9.35, 41.62%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.807% 0.0921 31.746).

What colors go well with #834236?

The complementary color of #834236 is #006475. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #814054 and #7c4a18. The triadic partners are #29663d and #45538b.

Is white or black text more readable on #834236?

White text reads better on #834236: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and black gives 2.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #834236 a warm or cool color?

#834236 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 32 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.092.