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#8a463b color: Red Hawk

#8a463b is rgb(138, 70, 59) in RGB and oklch(47.625% 0.09497 30.512) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

47.6%
0.095
31°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.95:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.02:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a463b

#8a463b is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.6% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.95:1 contrast and black text 3.02:1, 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: #8a463b mixed with white

  1. 8a463b
  2. 96584d
  3. a3695f
  4. af7b72
  5. bb8d85
  6. c7a098
  7. d2b2ac
  8. dec5c0
  9. e9d8d5
  10. f4ebea

Darker: #8a463b mixed with black

  1. 8a463b
  2. 773c32
  3. 653229
  4. 532821
  5. 421e19
  6. 321511
  7. 220d09
  8. 140504
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a463b with less saturation

  1. 8a463b
  2. 86493f
  3. 824c42
  4. 7e4e46
  5. 795049
  6. 75534c
  7. 715550
  8. 6c5753
  9. 675956
  10. 625b59

Questions about #8a463b

What color is #8a463b?

#8a463b is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Hawk. In RGB it is rgb(138, 70, 59), in HSL hsl(8.35, 40.1%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.625% 0.09497 30.512).

What colors go well with #8a463b?

The complementary color of #8a463b is #006a7a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87445a and #834e1c. The triadic partners are #2e6b3f and #485992.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a463b?

White text reads better on #8a463b: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and black gives 3.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a463b a warm or cool color?

#8a463b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 47.6% and its chroma 0.095.