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#8a2e06 color: Red Tone Ink

#8a2e06 is rgb(138, 46, 6) in RGB and oklch(43.353% 0.13322 39.404) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

43.4%
0.133
39°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #8a2e06

#8a2e06 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 43.4% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.49:1 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: #8a2e06 mixed with white

  1. 8a2e06
  2. 974427
  3. a4593f
  4. b16d56
  5. bd816d
  6. c99685
  7. d4aa9c
  8. dfbfb4
  9. ead4cd
  10. f5e9e6

Darker: #8a2e06 mixed with black

  1. 8a2e06
  2. 772704
  3. 651f03
  4. 531802
  5. 421201
  6. 320b01
  7. 220600
  8. 140200
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a2e06 with less saturation

  1. 8a2e06
  2. 853315
  3. 80381f
  4. 7b3c27
  5. 76402e
  6. 704435
  7. 6a473b
  8. 644940
  9. 5e4c46
  10. 584e4b

Questions about #8a2e06

What color is #8a2e06?

#8a2e06 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Red Tone Ink. In RGB it is rgb(138, 46, 6), in HSL hsl(18.18, 91.67%, 28.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.353% 0.13322 39.404).

What colors go well with #8a2e06?

The complementary color of #8a2e06 is #005c76. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a2741 and #784200. The triadic partners are #006437 and #444497.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a2e06?

White text reads better on #8a2e06: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and black gives 2.47:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a2e06 a warm or cool color?

#8a2e06 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 43.4% and its chroma 0.133.