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#8b2500 color: Bloodline

#8b2500 is rgb(139, 37, 0) in RGB and oklch(42.432% 0.14297 36.709) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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16°
100%

42.4%
0.143
37°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.89:1Readable · AA
Lc -94
Black text
2.36:1Hard to read
Lc 15

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About #8b2500

#8b2500 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 42.4% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.89:1 contrast and black text 2.36:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bloodline (#882200). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8b2500 mixed with white

  1. 8b2500
  2. 993e23
  3. a6543c
  4. b26954
  5. bf7e6b
  6. ca9383
  7. d6a89b
  8. e1bdb3
  9. ebd3cc
  10. f5e9e5

Darker: #8b2500 mixed with black

  1. 8b2500
  2. 781f00
  3. 661900
  4. 541300
  5. 430d00
  6. 320800
  7. 230400
  8. 140200
  9. 070000
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b2500 with less saturation

  1. 8b2500
  2. 862c10
  3. 81321b
  4. 7b3724
  5. 753b2b
  6. 703f32
  7. 6a4338
  8. 63463e
  9. 5d4943
  10. 564c49

Questions about #8b2500

What color is #8b2500?

#8b2500 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Bloodline. In RGB it is rgb(139, 37, 0), in HSL hsl(15.97, 100%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(42.432% 0.14297 36.709).

What colors go well with #8b2500?

The complementary color of #8b2500 is #005a70. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #891f41 and #763e00. The triadic partners are #00622f and #3d419a.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b2500?

White text reads better on #8b2500: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 and black gives 2.36:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b2500 a warm or cool color?

#8b2500 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 42.4% and its chroma 0.143.