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#8a2c00 color: Red Tone Ink

#8a2c00 is rgb(138, 44, 0) in RGB and oklch(43.067% 0.13596 39.713) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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19°
100%

43.1%
0.136
40°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.44:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #8a2c00

#8a2c00 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 43.1% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast and black text 2.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Tone Ink (#8b2e08). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8a2c00 mixed with white

  1. 8a2c00
  2. 974324
  3. a4583d
  4. b16c54
  5. bd816c
  6. c99583
  7. d4aa9b
  8. e0bfb4
  9. ead4cc
  10. f5e9e5

Darker: #8a2c00 mixed with black

  1. 8a2c00
  2. 772500
  3. 651e00
  4. 531700
  5. 421100
  6. 320a00
  7. 220500
  8. 140200
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a2c00 with less saturation

  1. 8a2c00
  2. 853211
  3. 80371c
  4. 7b3b25
  5. 753f2c
  6. 704233
  7. 6a4639
  8. 64493f
  9. 5e4b45
  10. 574e4a

Questions about #8a2c00

What color is #8a2c00?

#8a2c00 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Red Tone Ink. In RGB it is rgb(138, 44, 0), in HSL hsl(19.13, 100%, 27.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.067% 0.13596 39.713).

What colors go well with #8a2c00?

The complementary color of #8a2c00 is #005b75. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a253f and #764200. The triadic partners are #006337 and #444298.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a2c00?

White text reads better on #8a2c00: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and black gives 2.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a2c00 a warm or cool color?

#8a2c00 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 43.1% and its chroma 0.136.