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#8a453c color: Red Hawk

#8a453c is rgb(138, 69, 60) in RGB and oklch(47.476% 0.09586 28.85) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

47.5%
0.096
29°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.00:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a453c

#8a453c is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.5% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.01:1 contrast and black text 3:1, 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: #8a453c mixed with white

  1. 8a453c
  2. 97574e
  3. a36960
  4. af7b73
  5. bb8d86
  6. c79f99
  7. d2b2ad
  8. dec5c1
  9. e9d8d5
  10. f4ebea

Darker: #8a453c mixed with black

  1. 8a453c
  2. 773b33
  3. 65312a
  4. 532721
  5. 421e19
  6. 321511
  7. 220c0a
  8. 140504
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a453c with less saturation

  1. 8a453c
  2. 86483f
  3. 824b43
  4. 7e4d46
  5. 795049
  6. 75524d
  7. 705450
  8. 6c5653
  9. 675856
  10. 615a59

Questions about #8a453c

What color is #8a453c?

#8a453c is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Hawk. In RGB it is rgb(138, 69, 60), in HSL hsl(6.92, 39.39%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.476% 0.09586 28.85).

What colors go well with #8a453c?

The complementary color of #8a453c is #006a79. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #86435b and #834d1c. The triadic partners are #306b3d and #465992.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a453c?

White text reads better on #8a453c: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and black gives 3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a453c a warm or cool color?

#8a453c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 47.5% and its chroma 0.096.