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#8a3832 color: Decadent Red

#8a3832 is rgb(138, 56, 50) in RGB and oklch(45.226% 0.11352 26.742) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

45.2%
0.114
27°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.80:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.69:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #8a3832

#8a3832 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 45.2% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 27°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast and black text 2.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Decadent Red (#8d3630). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8a3832 mixed with white

  1. 8a3832
  2. 974c45
  3. a45f58
  4. b0726b
  5. bc867f
  6. c89994
  7. d3ada8
  8. dfc1bd
  9. ead6d3
  10. f4eae9

Darker: #8a3832 mixed with black

  1. 8a3832
  2. 772f2a
  3. 652722
  4. 531f1b
  5. 421714
  6. 320f0d
  7. 220807
  8. 140403
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a3832 with less saturation

  1. 8a3832
  2. 863c36
  3. 81403a
  4. 7c433e
  5. 774741
  6. 724a45
  7. 6d4c48
  8. 684f4c
  9. 62514f
  10. 5c5452

Questions about #8a3832

What color is #8a3832?

#8a3832 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Decadent Red. In RGB it is rgb(138, 56, 50), in HSL hsl(4.09, 46.81%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.226% 0.11352 26.742).

What colors go well with #8a3832?

The complementary color of #8a3832 is #006471. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #853757 and #834200. The triadic partners are #20662d and #395295.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3832?

White text reads better on #8a3832: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.8:1 and black gives 2.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3832 a warm or cool color?

#8a3832 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 27 degrees, its lightness 45.2% and its chroma 0.114.