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#8a3226 color: Burnt Umber

#8a3226 is rgb(138, 50, 38) in RGB and oklch(44.177% 0.12277 30.397) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

44.2%
0.123
30°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.56:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #8a3226

#8a3226 is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 44.2% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.19:1 contrast and black text 2.56:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Burnt Umber (#8a3324). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8a3226 mixed with white

  1. 8a3226
  2. 97473b
  3. a45b4f
  4. b16f64
  5. bd8379
  6. c9978e
  7. d4aba4
  8. dfc0ba
  9. ead5d1
  10. f5eae8

Darker: #8a3226 mixed with black

  1. 8a3226
  2. 772a20
  3. 652219
  4. 531b13
  5. 42140d
  6. 320d08
  7. 220704
  8. 140302
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a3226 with less saturation

  1. 8a3226
  2. 85372b
  3. 803b31
  4. 7b3f35
  5. 76433a
  6. 71463e
  7. 6c4943
  8. 664c47
  9. 604e4b
  10. 5a514f

Questions about #8a3226

What color is #8a3226?

#8a3226 is deep dark red. The closest named color is Burnt Umber. In RGB it is rgb(138, 50, 38), in HSL hsl(7.2, 56.82%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.177% 0.12277 30.397).

What colors go well with #8a3226?

The complementary color of #8a3226 is #006070. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #862f50 and #823e00. The triadic partners are #00652b and #3a4c96.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3226?

White text reads better on #8a3226: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.19:1 and black gives 2.56:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3226 a warm or cool color?

#8a3226 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 44.2% and its chroma 0.123.