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#8a3008 color: Red Tone Ink

#8a3008 is rgb(138, 48, 8) in RGB and oklch(43.626% 0.13111 39.986) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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18°
100%

43.6%
0.131
40°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #8a3008

#8a3008 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 43.6% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 40°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.38:1 contrast and black text 2.51:1, 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: #8a3008 mixed with white

  1. 8a3008
  2. 974628
  3. a45a40
  4. b16e57
  5. bd826e
  6. c99785
  7. d4ab9d
  8. dfc0b5
  9. ead5cd
  10. f5eae6

Darker: #8a3008 mixed with black

  1. 8a3008
  2. 772806
  3. 652104
  4. 531a03
  5. 421302
  6. 320c01
  7. 220601
  8. 140300
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a3008 with less saturation

  1. 8a3008
  2. 853516
  3. 803a20
  4. 7b3e28
  5. 76412f
  6. 704535
  7. 6b483b
  8. 654a41
  9. 5f4d47
  10. 584f4c

Questions about #8a3008

What color is #8a3008?

#8a3008 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Red Tone Ink. In RGB it is rgb(138, 48, 8), in HSL hsl(18.46, 89.04%, 28.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.626% 0.13111 39.986).

What colors go well with #8a3008?

The complementary color of #8a3008 is #005d77. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a2941 and #784300. The triadic partners are #006538 and #464597.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3008?

White text reads better on #8a3008: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 and black gives 2.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3008 a warm or cool color?

#8a3008 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 40 degrees, its lightness 43.6% and its chroma 0.131.