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#842e2f color: Polished Apple

#842e2f is rgb(132, 46, 47) in RGB and oklch(42.767% 0.11857 22.924) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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359°
100%

42.8%
0.119
23°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • orange-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.70:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.41:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #842e2f

#842e2f is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 42.8% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 23°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.7:1 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: #842e2f mixed with white

  1. 842e2f
  2. 924342
  3. 9f5855
  4. ac6c69
  5. b9807d
  6. c59591
  7. d1a9a7
  8. ddbebc
  9. e9d4d2
  10. f4e9e8

Darker: #842e2f mixed with black

  1. 842e2f
  2. 722727
  3. 601f20
  4. 4f1819
  5. 3f1212
  6. 2f0b0c
  7. 200606
  8. 120203
  9. 060101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #842e2f with less saturation

  1. 842e2f
  2. 7f3333
  3. 7b3736
  4. 763b39
  5. 713f3d
  6. 6c4240
  7. 674543
  8. 614846
  9. 5c4a49
  10. 564d4c

Questions about #842e2f

What color is #842e2f?

#842e2f is soft dark red. The closest named color is Polished Apple. In RGB it is rgb(132, 46, 47), in HSL hsl(359.3, 48.31%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.767% 0.11857 22.924).

What colors go well with #842e2f?

The complementary color of #842e2f is #005d65. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7e2e55 and #7f3800. The triadic partners are #1e5f1d and #2b4c8f.

Is white or black text more readable on #842e2f?

White text reads better on #842e2f: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and black gives 2.41:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #842e2f a warm or cool color?

#842e2f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 23 degrees, its lightness 42.8% and its chroma 0.119.