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#862c09 color: Red Shade Wash

#862c09 is rgb(134, 44, 9) in RGB and oklch(42.401% 0.13024 38.462) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

42.4%
0.130
38°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.38:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #862c09

#862c09 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.83:1 contrast and black text 2.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Shade Wash (#862808). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #862c09 mixed with white

  1. 862c09
  2. 944227
  3. a1573f
  4. ae6c56
  5. ba806d
  6. c79585
  7. d3a99c
  8. debeb4
  9. e9d4cd
  10. f4e9e6

Darker: #862c09 mixed with black

  1. 862c09
  2. 742507
  3. 621e05
  4. 511703
  5. 401102
  6. 300a01
  7. 210501
  8. 130200
  9. 060100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #862c09 with less saturation

  1. 862c09
  2. 813116
  3. 7c361f
  4. 773a26
  5. 723e2d
  6. 6d4133
  7. 674439
  8. 61473f
  9. 5b4a44
  10. 554c49

Questions about #862c09

What color is #862c09?

#862c09 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Red Shade Wash. In RGB it is rgb(134, 44, 9), in HSL hsl(16.8, 87.41%, 28.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.401% 0.13024 38.462).

What colors go well with #862c09?

The complementary color of #862c09 is #005a71. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #852640 and #753f00. The triadic partners are #006133 and #414293.

Is white or black text more readable on #862c09?

White text reads better on #862c09: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 and black gives 2.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #862c09 a warm or cool color?

#862c09 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.13.