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#8a300c color: Red Tone Ink

#8a300c is rgb(138, 48, 12) in RGB and oklch(43.647% 0.13047 39.154) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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17°
100%

43.6%
0.130
39°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.37:1Readable · AA
Lc -93
Black text
2.51:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #8a300c

#8a300c is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 43.6% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 39°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.37:1 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: #8a300c mixed with white

  1. 8a300c
  2. 97462a
  3. a45a41
  4. b16e58
  5. bd826f
  6. c99786
  7. d4ab9d
  8. dfc0b5
  9. ead5cd
  10. f5eae6

Darker: #8a300c mixed with black

  1. 8a300c
  2. 772809
  3. 652106
  4. 531a04
  5. 421303
  6. 320c02
  7. 220601
  8. 140300
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a300c with less saturation

  1. 8a300c
  2. 853518
  3. 803a22
  4. 7b3e29
  5. 764130
  6. 704536
  7. 6b483c
  8. 654a42
  9. 5f4d47
  10. 584f4c

Questions about #8a300c

What color is #8a300c?

#8a300c is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Red Tone Ink. In RGB it is rgb(138, 48, 12), in HSL hsl(17.14, 84%, 29.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.647% 0.13047 39.154).

What colors go well with #8a300c?

The complementary color of #8a300c is #005d77. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a2a42 and #794300. The triadic partners are #006537 and #454597.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a300c?

White text reads better on #8a300c: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 and black gives 2.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a300c a warm or cool color?

#8a300c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 39 degrees, its lightness 43.6% and its chroma 0.13.