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#8a4641 color: Forbidden Red

#8a4641 is rgb(138, 70, 65) in RGB and oklch(47.752% 0.09351 25.528) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

47.8%
0.094
26°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.03:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8a4641

#8a4641 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.8% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.92:1 contrast and black text 3.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Forbidden Red (#8a4646). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8a4641 mixed with white

  1. 8a4641
  2. 965852
  3. a36964
  4. af7b76
  5. bb8d89
  6. c6a09b
  7. d2b2af
  8. dec5c2
  9. e9d8d6
  10. f4ebea

Darker: #8a4641 mixed with black

  1. 8a4641
  2. 773c37
  3. 65322e
  4. 532825
  5. 421e1c
  6. 321513
  7. 220d0b
  8. 140505
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4641 with less saturation

  1. 8a4641
  2. 864944
  3. 824c47
  4. 7e4e4a
  5. 7a514d
  6. 75534f
  7. 715552
  8. 6c5755
  9. 675957
  10. 625b5a

Questions about #8a4641

What color is #8a4641?

#8a4641 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Forbidden Red. In RGB it is rgb(138, 70, 65), in HSL hsl(4.11, 35.96%, 39.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.752% 0.09351 25.528).

What colors go well with #8a4641?

The complementary color of #8a4641 is #006b76. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #85455f and #844d23. The triadic partners are #376b3b and #435b92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4641?

White text reads better on #8a4641: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and black gives 3.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4641 a warm or cool color?

#8a4641 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 47.8% and its chroma 0.094.