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#842e28 color: Polished Apple

#842e28 is rgb(132, 46, 40) in RGB and oklch(42.641% 0.11965 27.287) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

42.6%
0.120
27°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • orange-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #842e28

#842e28 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 42.6% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 27°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.74:1 contrast and black text 2.4:1, 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: #842e28 mixed with white

  1. 842e28
  2. 92433c
  3. 9f5850
  4. ac6c64
  5. b98079
  6. c5958e
  7. d1a9a4
  8. ddbeba
  9. e9d4d1
  10. f4e9e8

Darker: #842e28 mixed with black

  1. 842e28
  2. 722721
  3. 601f1b
  4. 4f1815
  5. 3f120f
  6. 2f0b09
  7. 200604
  8. 120202
  9. 060101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #842e28 with less saturation

  1. 842e28
  2. 7f332d
  3. 7b3731
  4. 763b35
  5. 713f39
  6. 6c423d
  7. 674540
  8. 614844
  9. 5b4a48
  10. 554c4b

Questions about #842e28

What color is #842e28?

#842e28 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Polished Apple. In RGB it is rgb(132, 46, 40), in HSL hsl(3.91, 53.49%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.641% 0.11965 27.287).

What colors go well with #842e28?

The complementary color of #842e28 is #005c69. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7f2c4f and #7d3900. The triadic partners are #0c5f23 and #324990.

Is white or black text more readable on #842e28?

White text reads better on #842e28: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and black gives 2.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #842e28 a warm or cool color?

#842e28 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 27 degrees, its lightness 42.6% and its chroma 0.12.