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#8a3522 color: Burnt Umber

#8a3522 is rgb(138, 53, 34) in RGB and oklch(44.54% 0.12061 34.11) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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11°
100%

44.5%
0.121
34°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.04:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.61:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #8a3522

#8a3522 is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 44.5% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 34°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.04:1 contrast and black text 2.61:1, 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: #8a3522 mixed with white

  1. 8a3522
  2. 974938
  3. a45d4d
  4. b07162
  5. bc8577
  6. c8988d
  7. d4aca3
  8. dfc1b9
  9. ead5d0
  10. f5eae7

Darker: #8a3522 mixed with black

  1. 8a3522
  2. 772d1c
  3. 652516
  4. 531d11
  5. 42150b
  6. 320e07
  7. 220803
  8. 140301
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a3522 with less saturation

  1. 8a3522
  2. 853a28
  3. 813e2e
  4. 7c4134
  5. 774539
  6. 71483e
  7. 6c4a42
  8. 664d47
  9. 614f4b
  10. 5a5250

Questions about #8a3522

What color is #8a3522?

#8a3522 is deep dark red. The closest named color is Burnt Umber. In RGB it is rgb(138, 53, 34), in HSL hsl(10.96, 60.47%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.54% 0.12061 34.11).

What colors go well with #8a3522?

The complementary color of #8a3522 is #006175. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88314c and #804100. The triadic partners are #006633 and #414c96.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3522?

White text reads better on #8a3522: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 and black gives 2.61:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3522 a warm or cool color?

#8a3522 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 34 degrees, its lightness 44.5% and its chroma 0.121.