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#8a443a color: Red Hawk

#8a443a is rgb(138, 68, 58) in RGB and oklch(47.268% 0.09756 29.597) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

47.3%
0.098
30°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.97:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a443a

#8a443a is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.3% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.07:1 contrast and black text 2.97:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Hawk (#8a453b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8a443a mixed with white

  1. 8a443a
  2. 97564c
  3. a3685e
  4. af7a71
  5. bb8c84
  6. c79f98
  7. d2b2ac
  8. dec5c0
  9. e9d8d5
  10. f4ebea

Darker: #8a443a mixed with black

  1. 8a443a
  2. 773a31
  3. 653028
  4. 532620
  5. 421d18
  6. 321410
  7. 220c09
  8. 140504
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a443a with less saturation

  1. 8a443a
  2. 86473e
  3. 824a41
  4. 7e4d45
  5. 794f48
  6. 75514b
  7. 70544f
  8. 6b5652
  9. 665855
  10. 615a58

Questions about #8a443a

What color is #8a443a?

#8a443a is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Hawk. In RGB it is rgb(138, 68, 58), in HSL hsl(7.5, 40.82%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.268% 0.09756 29.597).

What colors go well with #8a443a?

The complementary color of #8a443a is #006a79. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87425a and #834c19. The triadic partners are #2d6a3d and #465892.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a443a?

White text reads better on #8a443a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and black gives 2.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a443a a warm or cool color?

#8a443a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 47.3% and its chroma 0.098.