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#882f2a color: Borscht

#882f2a is rgb(136, 47, 42) in RGB and oklch(43.496% 0.12288 26.659) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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3°
100%

43.5%
0.123
27°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • orange-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #882f2a

#882f2a is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 43.5% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 27°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.44:1 contrast and black text 2.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Borscht (#8c2c24). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #882f2a mixed with white

  1. 882f2a
  2. 95443e
  3. a35952
  4. af6d66
  5. bc817a
  6. c8968f
  7. d3aaa5
  8. dfbfbb
  9. ead4d1
  10. f5e9e8

Darker: #882f2a mixed with black

  1. 882f2a
  2. 752723
  3. 63201c
  4. 521916
  5. 411210
  6. 310c0a
  7. 220605
  8. 130302
  9. 060101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #882f2a with less saturation

  1. 882f2a
  2. 83342f
  3. 7f3933
  4. 7a3d37
  5. 74403b
  6. 6f443f
  7. 6a4743
  8. 644a46
  9. 5e4c4a
  10. 584f4d

Questions about #882f2a

What color is #882f2a?

#882f2a is soft dark red. The closest named color is Borscht. In RGB it is rgb(136, 47, 42), in HSL hsl(3.19, 52.81%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.496% 0.12288 26.659).

What colors go well with #882f2a?

The complementary color of #882f2a is #005f6b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #832e52 and #813a00. The triadic partners are #0e6223 and #324c94.

Is white or black text more readable on #882f2a?

White text reads better on #882f2a: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.44:1 and black gives 2.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #882f2a a warm or cool color?

#882f2a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 27 degrees, its lightness 43.5% and its chroma 0.123.