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#8b433c color: Red Hawk

#8b433c is rgb(139, 67, 60) in RGB and oklch(47.293% 0.09953 27.171) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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5°
100%

47.3%
0.100
27°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.97:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8b433c

#8b433c is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.3% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 27°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.08:1 contrast and black text 2.97:1, 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: #8b433c mixed with white

  1. 8b433c
  2. 98554e
  3. a46760
  4. b07973
  5. bc8c85
  6. c79e99
  7. d3b1ad
  8. dec4c1
  9. e9d8d5
  10. f4ebea

Darker: #8b433c mixed with black

  1. 8b433c
  2. 783933
  3. 662f2a
  4. 542621
  5. 431d19
  6. 321411
  7. 230c0a
  8. 140504
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b433c with less saturation

  1. 8b433c
  2. 87463f
  3. 834943
  4. 7e4c46
  5. 7a4f49
  6. 75514c
  7. 71534f
  8. 6c5653
  9. 665856
  10. 615a59

Questions about #8b433c

What color is #8b433c?

#8b433c is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Hawk. In RGB it is rgb(139, 67, 60), in HSL hsl(5.32, 39.7%, 39.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.293% 0.09953 27.171).

What colors go well with #8b433c?

The complementary color of #8b433c is #006a78. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87415c and #854b19. The triadic partners are #306a39 and #435894.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b433c?

White text reads better on #8b433c: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and black gives 2.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b433c a warm or cool color?

#8b433c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 27 degrees, its lightness 47.3% and its chroma 0.1.