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#8a2e00 color: Red Tone Ink

#8a2e00 is rgb(138, 46, 0) in RGB and oklch(43.322% 0.13421 40.645) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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20°
100%

43.3%
0.134
41°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #8a2e00

#8a2e00 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 43.3% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 41°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast and black text 2.47:1, 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: #8a2e00 mixed with white

  1. 8a2e00
  2. 974424
  3. a4593d
  4. b16d55
  5. bd826c
  6. c99684
  7. d4aa9c
  8. dfbfb4
  9. ead4cc
  10. f5eae6

Darker: #8a2e00 mixed with black

  1. 8a2e00
  2. 772700
  3. 651f00
  4. 531800
  5. 421200
  6. 320b00
  7. 220600
  8. 140200
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a2e00 with less saturation

  1. 8a2e00
  2. 853311
  3. 80381c
  4. 7b3c25
  5. 76402d
  6. 704433
  7. 6a473a
  8. 644940
  9. 5e4c46
  10. 584e4b

Questions about #8a2e00

What color is #8a2e00?

#8a2e00 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Red Tone Ink. In RGB it is rgb(138, 46, 0), in HSL hsl(20, 100%, 27.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.322% 0.13421 40.645).

What colors go well with #8a2e00?

The complementary color of #8a2e00 is #005c77. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a273f and #764300. The triadic partners are #006439 and #464397.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a2e00?

White text reads better on #8a2e00: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and black gives 2.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a2e00 a warm or cool color?

#8a2e00 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 41 degrees, its lightness 43.3% and its chroma 0.134.