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#883e2d color: Boxcar

#883e2d is rgb(136, 62, 45) in RGB and oklch(45.743% 0.1056 34.247) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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11°
100%

45.7%
0.106
34°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Coffee
  • amber-800
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.77:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #883e2d

#883e2d is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 45.7% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 34°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.57:1 contrast and black text 2.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Boxcar (#873d30). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #883e2d mixed with white

  1. 883e2d
  2. 955141
  3. a26355
  4. ae7668
  5. ba897d
  6. c69c92
  7. d2afa7
  8. ddc3bc
  9. e9d7d2
  10. f4ebe8

Darker: #883e2d mixed with black

  1. 883e2d
  2. 753526
  3. 632b1f
  4. 522318
  5. 411a11
  6. 31120b
  7. 220a06
  8. 130402
  9. 060101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #883e2d with less saturation

  1. 883e2d
  2. 844132
  3. 7f4537
  4. 7b473b
  5. 764a3f
  6. 724d44
  7. 6d4f48
  8. 68514c
  9. 635350
  10. 5d5553

Questions about #883e2d

What color is #883e2d?

#883e2d is soft dark red. The closest named color is Boxcar. In RGB it is rgb(136, 62, 45), in HSL hsl(11.21, 50.28%, 35.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.743% 0.1056 34.247).

What colors go well with #883e2d?

The complementary color of #883e2d is #006479. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #863b50 and #7f4800. The triadic partners are #15683b and #465192.

Is white or black text more readable on #883e2d?

White text reads better on #883e2d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and black gives 2.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #883e2d a warm or cool color?

#883e2d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 34 degrees, its lightness 45.7% and its chroma 0.106.