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#8a2d0b color: Red Tone Ink

#8a2d0b is rgb(138, 45, 11) in RGB and oklch(43.25% 0.13335 37.901) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

43.3%
0.133
38°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.53:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #8a2d0b

#8a2d0b is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 43.3% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.53:1 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: #8a2d0b mixed with white

  1. 8a2d0b
  2. 974329
  3. a45841
  4. b16d58
  5. bd816e
  6. c99585
  7. d4aa9d
  8. e0bfb5
  9. ead4cd
  10. f5e9e6

Darker: #8a2d0b mixed with black

  1. 8a2d0b
  2. 772608
  3. 651f06
  4. 531804
  5. 421102
  6. 320b01
  7. 220601
  8. 140200
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a2d0b with less saturation

  1. 8a2d0b
  2. 853318
  3. 803721
  4. 7b3c28
  5. 75402f
  6. 704335
  7. 6a463b
  8. 644941
  9. 5e4c46
  10. 574e4b

Questions about #8a2d0b

What color is #8a2d0b?

#8a2d0b is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Red Tone Ink. In RGB it is rgb(138, 45, 11), in HSL hsl(16.06, 85.23%, 29.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.25% 0.13335 37.901).

What colors go well with #8a2d0b?

The complementary color of #8a2d0b is #005c74. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #892742 and #784100. The triadic partners are #006433 and #424497.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a2d0b?

White text reads better on #8a2d0b: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and black gives 2.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a2d0b a warm or cool color?

#8a2d0b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 43.3% and its chroma 0.133.