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#882f2b color: Borscht

#882f2b is rgb(136, 47, 43) in RGB and oklch(43.513% 0.12271 26.077) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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3°
100%

43.5%
0.123
26°
  • 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 #882f2b

#882f2b is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 43.5% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 26°.

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: #882f2b mixed with white

  1. 882f2b
  2. 95443f
  3. a35952
  4. af6d66
  5. bc817b
  6. c89690
  7. d3aaa5
  8. dfbfbb
  9. ead4d1
  10. f5e9e8

Darker: #882f2b mixed with black

  1. 882f2b
  2. 752724
  3. 63201d
  4. 521916
  5. 411210
  6. 310c0a
  7. 220605
  8. 130302
  9. 060101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #882f2b with less saturation

  1. 882f2b
  2. 83342f
  3. 7f3934
  4. 7a3d38
  5. 75403b
  6. 6f443f
  7. 6a4743
  8. 644a47
  9. 5e4c4a
  10. 584f4e

Questions about #882f2b

What color is #882f2b?

#882f2b is soft dark red. The closest named color is Borscht. In RGB it is rgb(136, 47, 43), in HSL hsl(2.58, 51.96%, 35.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.513% 0.12271 26.077).

What colors go well with #882f2b?

The complementary color of #882f2b is #005f6a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #832e53 and #823a00. The triadic partners are #116222 and #314c94.

Is white or black text more readable on #882f2b?

White text reads better on #882f2b: 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 #882f2b a warm or cool color?

#882f2b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 43.5% and its chroma 0.123.