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#8a453e color: Red Hawk

#8a453e is rgb(138, 69, 62) in RGB and oklch(47.518% 0.09538 27.218) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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6°
100%

47.5%
0.095
27°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.00:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a453e

#8a453e is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.5% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 27°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7:1 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: #8a453e mixed with white

  1. 8a453e
  2. 975750
  3. a36962
  4. af7b74
  5. bb8d87
  6. c79f9a
  7. d2b2ad
  8. dec5c1
  9. e9d8d6
  10. f4ebea

Darker: #8a453e mixed with black

  1. 8a453e
  2. 773b35
  3. 65312b
  4. 532723
  5. 421e1a
  6. 321512
  7. 220c0a
  8. 140504
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a453e with less saturation

  1. 8a453e
  2. 864841
  3. 824b44
  4. 7e4d48
  5. 79504b
  6. 75524e
  7. 705451
  8. 6c5654
  9. 675856
  10. 625a59

Questions about #8a453e

What color is #8a453e?

#8a453e is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Hawk. In RGB it is rgb(138, 69, 62), in HSL hsl(5.53, 38%, 39.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.518% 0.09538 27.218).

What colors go well with #8a453e?

The complementary color of #8a453e is #006a77. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #86435d and #844d1e. The triadic partners are #336b3b and #445992.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a453e?

White text reads better on #8a453e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7:1 and black gives 3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a453e a warm or cool color?

#8a453e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 27 degrees, its lightness 47.5% and its chroma 0.095.