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#882b0a color: Red Shade Wash

#882b0a is rgb(136, 43, 10) in RGB and oklch(42.637% 0.13315 37.47) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

42.6%
0.133
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.40:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #882b0a

#882b0a is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 42.6% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.76:1 contrast and black text 2.4:1, 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: #882b0a mixed with white

  1. 882b0a
  2. 964228
  3. a35740
  4. b06b57
  5. bc806e
  6. c89485
  7. d4a99c
  8. dfbeb4
  9. ead4cd
  10. f5e9e6

Darker: #882b0a mixed with black

  1. 882b0a
  2. 752407
  3. 631d05
  4. 521603
  5. 411002
  6. 310a01
  7. 220501
  8. 130200
  9. 060100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #882b0a with less saturation

  1. 882b0a
  2. 833117
  3. 7e3620
  4. 793a27
  5. 743e2e
  6. 6e4134
  7. 68443a
  8. 63473f
  9. 5c4a44
  10. 564c4a

Questions about #882b0a

What color is #882b0a?

#882b0a is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Red Shade Wash. In RGB it is rgb(136, 43, 10), in HSL hsl(15.71, 86.3%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.637% 0.13315 37.47).

What colors go well with #882b0a?

The complementary color of #882b0a is #005a71. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #872541 and #763f00. The triadic partners are #006231 and #404396.

Is white or black text more readable on #882b0a?

White text reads better on #882b0a: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 and black gives 2.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #882b0a a warm or cool color?

#882b0a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 42.6% and its chroma 0.133.