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#8a3528 color: Burnt Umber

#8a3528 is rgb(138, 53, 40) in RGB and oklch(44.624% 0.11909 31) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

44.6%
0.119
31°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #8a3528

#8a3528 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 44.6% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.01:1 contrast and black text 2.62:1, 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: #8a3528 mixed with white

  1. 8a3528
  2. 97493c
  3. a45d51
  4. b07165
  5. bc847a
  6. c8988f
  7. d4aca5
  8. dfc1bb
  9. ead5d1
  10. f5eae8

Darker: #8a3528 mixed with black

  1. 8a3528
  2. 772d21
  3. 65251b
  4. 531d15
  5. 42150f
  6. 320e09
  7. 220804
  8. 140302
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a3528 with less saturation

  1. 8a3528
  2. 853a2d
  3. 813e32
  4. 7c4137
  5. 77453c
  6. 724840
  7. 6c4a44
  8. 674d48
  9. 61504c
  10. 5b5250

Questions about #8a3528

What color is #8a3528?

#8a3528 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Burnt Umber. In RGB it is rgb(138, 53, 40), in HSL hsl(7.96, 55.06%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(44.624% 0.11909 31).

What colors go well with #8a3528?

The complementary color of #8a3528 is #006272. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #863250 and #824000. The triadic partners are #02662f and #3d4d95.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3528?

White text reads better on #8a3528: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and black gives 2.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3528 a warm or cool color?

#8a3528 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 44.6% and its chroma 0.119.