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#842e2e color: Polished Apple

#842e2e is rgb(132, 46, 46) in RGB and oklch(42.748% 0.1187 23.574) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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42.7%
0.119
24°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • orange-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #842e2e

#842e2e is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 42.7% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 24°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.71:1 contrast and black text 2.41:1, 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: #842e2e mixed with white

  1. 842e2e
  2. 924341
  3. 9f5854
  4. ac6c68
  5. b9807c
  6. c59591
  7. d1a9a6
  8. ddbebc
  9. e9d4d2
  10. f4e9e8

Darker: #842e2e mixed with black

  1. 842e2e
  2. 722727
  3. 601f1f
  4. 4f1818
  5. 3f1212
  6. 2f0b0b
  7. 200606
  8. 120202
  9. 060101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #842e2e with less saturation

  1. 842e2e
  2. 7f3332
  3. 7b3735
  4. 763b39
  5. 713f3c
  6. 6c423f
  7. 674543
  8. 614846
  9. 5c4a49
  10. 554d4c

Questions about #842e2e

What color is #842e2e?

#842e2e is soft dark red. The closest named color is Polished Apple. In RGB it is rgb(132, 46, 46), in HSL hsl(0, 48.31%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.748% 0.1187 23.574).

What colors go well with #842e2e?

The complementary color of #842e2e is #005d66. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7e2e54 and #7f3800. The triadic partners are #1c5f1e and #2c4b8f.

Is white or black text more readable on #842e2e?

White text reads better on #842e2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and black gives 2.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #842e2e a warm or cool color?

#842e2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 24 degrees, its lightness 42.7% and its chroma 0.119.