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#8b3000 color: Red Tone Ink

#8b3000 is rgb(139, 48, 0) in RGB and oklch(43.76% 0.13352 41.424) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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21°
100%

43.8%
0.134
41°
  • Brown
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Dark red
  • orange-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
8.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.52:1Hard to read
Lc 16

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About #8b3000

#8b3000 is a deep dark brown color. In OKLCH it has 43.8% lightness, 0.134 chroma and a hue of 41°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 8.33:1 contrast and black text 2.52:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Tone Ink (#8b2e08). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-900.

More dark brown colors

Lighter: #8b3000 mixed with white

  1. 8b3000
  2. 984624
  3. a55a3e
  4. b16e55
  5. be836c
  6. c99784
  7. d5ab9c
  8. e0c0b4
  9. ead5cd
  10. f5eae6

Darker: #8b3000 mixed with black

  1. 8b3000
  2. 782800
  3. 662100
  4. 541a00
  5. 431300
  6. 320c00
  7. 230600
  8. 140300
  9. 070100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b3000 with less saturation

  1. 8b3000
  2. 863512
  3. 813a1d
  4. 7c3e26
  5. 77422d
  6. 714534
  7. 6b483b
  8. 654b41
  9. 5f4d47
  10. 59504c

Questions about #8b3000

What color is #8b3000?

#8b3000 is deep dark brown. The closest named color is Red Tone Ink. In RGB it is rgb(139, 48, 0), in HSL hsl(20.72, 100%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(43.76% 0.13352 41.424).

What colors go well with #8b3000?

The complementary color of #8b3000 is #005d79. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b293f and #774400. The triadic partners are #00653b and #484498.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b3000?

White text reads better on #8b3000: white gives a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 and black gives 2.52:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b3000 a warm or cool color?

#8b3000 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 41 degrees, its lightness 43.8% and its chroma 0.134.