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#8a2d00 color: Red Tone Ink

#8a2d00 is rgb(138, 45, 0) in RGB and oklch(43.193% 0.13509 40.173) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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20°
100%

43.2%
0.135
40°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #8a2d00

#8a2d00 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 43.2% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.55:1 contrast and black text 2.46:1, 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: #8a2d00 mixed with white

  1. 8a2d00
  2. 974324
  3. a4583d
  4. b16d55
  5. bd816c
  6. c99684
  7. d4aa9b
  8. e0bfb4
  9. ead4cc
  10. f5e9e5

Darker: #8a2d00 mixed with black

  1. 8a2d00
  2. 772600
  3. 651f00
  4. 531800
  5. 421100
  6. 320b00
  7. 220600
  8. 140200
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a2d00 with less saturation

  1. 8a2d00
  2. 853311
  3. 80371c
  4. 7b3c25
  5. 75402c
  6. 704333
  7. 6a4639
  8. 64493f
  9. 5e4c45
  10. 574e4b

Questions about #8a2d00

What color is #8a2d00?

#8a2d00 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Red Tone Ink. In RGB it is rgb(138, 45, 0), in HSL hsl(19.57, 100%, 27.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.193% 0.13509 40.173).

What colors go well with #8a2d00?

The complementary color of #8a2d00 is #005c76. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a263f and #764200. The triadic partners are #006438 and #454398.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a2d00?

White text reads better on #8a2d00: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and black gives 2.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a2d00 a warm or cool color?

#8a2d00 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 43.2% and its chroma 0.135.