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#8a2602 color: Red Shade Wash

#8a2602 is rgb(138, 38, 2) in RGB and oklch(42.367% 0.14081 36.785) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

42.4%
0.141
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #8a2602

#8a2602 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast and black text 2.36:1, 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: #8a2602 mixed with white

  1. 8a2602
  2. 983e24
  3. a5543d
  4. b26954
  5. be7e6c
  6. ca9383
  7. d5a89b
  8. e0beb3
  9. ebd3cc
  10. f5e9e5

Darker: #8a2602 mixed with black

  1. 8a2602
  2. 772001
  3. 651901
  4. 531301
  5. 420d00
  6. 320800
  7. 220400
  8. 140200
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a2602 with less saturation

  1. 8a2602
  2. 852d12
  3. 80321c
  4. 7a3724
  5. 753c2b
  6. 6f4032
  7. 694338
  8. 63463e
  9. 5c4943
  10. 554c49

Questions about #8a2602

What color is #8a2602?

#8a2602 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Red Shade Wash. In RGB it is rgb(138, 38, 2), in HSL hsl(15.88, 97.14%, 27.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.367% 0.14081 36.785).

What colors go well with #8a2602?

The complementary color of #8a2602 is #005a70. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #882041 and #763e00. The triadic partners are #00612f and #3d4199.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a2602?

White text reads better on #8a2602: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and black gives 2.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a2602 a warm or cool color?

#8a2602 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.141.