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#84252a color: Red Dahlia

#84252a is rgb(132, 37, 42) in RGB and oklch(41.568% 0.1292 21.988) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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357°
100%

41.6%
0.129
22°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • red-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc 14

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About #84252a

#84252a is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 41.6% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 22°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.21:1 contrast and black text 2.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Dahlia (#85222b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is red-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #84252a mixed with white

  1. 84252a
  2. 923c3d
  3. a05251
  4. ad6765
  5. ba7c7a
  6. c6918f
  7. d2a7a4
  8. debcba
  9. e9d2d1
  10. f4e8e8

Darker: #84252a mixed with black

  1. 84252a
  2. 721f23
  3. 60191c
  4. 4f1316
  5. 3f0d10
  6. 2f080a
  7. 200405
  8. 120202
  9. 060001
  10. 010000

Calmer: #84252a with less saturation

  1. 84252a
  2. 7f2b2e
  3. 7a3131
  4. 753535
  5. 703938
  6. 6b3d3c
  7. 65413f
  8. 5f4442
  9. 594746
  10. 534949

Questions about #84252a

What color is #84252a?

#84252a is deep dark red. The closest named color is Red Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(132, 37, 42), in HSL hsl(356.84, 56.21%, 33.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.568% 0.1292 21.988).

What colors go well with #84252a?

The complementary color of #84252a is #005961. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7d2653 and #7f3000. The triadic partners are #145c0d and #224791.

Is white or black text more readable on #84252a?

White text reads better on #84252a: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and black gives 2.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #84252a a warm or cool color?

#84252a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 22 degrees, its lightness 41.6% and its chroma 0.129.