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#8a504d color: Lotus

#8a504d is rgb(138, 80, 77) in RGB and oklch(49.791% 0.07857 23.437) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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3°
100%

49.8%
0.079
23°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • yellow-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.30:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.34:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8a504d

#8a504d is a dusty dark red color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.079 chroma and a hue of 23°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast and black text 3.34:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Lotus (#8b504b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8a504d mixed with white

  1. 8a504d
  2. 96605d
  3. a2716e
  4. ae827f
  5. ba9390
  6. c6a4a2
  7. d1b6b4
  8. ddc8c6
  9. e8dad9
  10. f4ecec

Darker: #8a504d mixed with black

  1. 8a504d
  2. 774442
  3. 653937
  4. 532e2c
  5. 422422
  6. 321a18
  7. 22100f
  8. 140707
  9. 070202
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a504d with less saturation

  1. 8a504d
  2. 87524f
  3. 835451
  4. 7f5654
  5. 7c5856
  6. 785a58
  7. 745c5a
  8. 705e5c
  9. 6b5f5e
  10. 676160

Questions about #8a504d

What color is #8a504d?

#8a504d is dusty dark red. The closest named color is Lotus. In RGB it is rgb(138, 80, 77), in HSL hsl(2.95, 28.37%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.791% 0.07857 23.437).

What colors go well with #8a504d?

The complementary color of #8a504d is #176f77. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #854f66 and #865636. The triadic partners are #466e45 and #4b6290.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a504d?

White text reads better on #8a504d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and black gives 3.34:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a504d a warm or cool color?

#8a504d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 23 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.079.