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#8b453d color: Red Hawk

#8b453d is rgb(139, 69, 61) in RGB and oklch(47.645% 0.09689 27.984) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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6°
100%

47.6%
0.097
28°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.02:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8b453d

#8b453d is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.6% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 28°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.96:1 contrast and black text 3.02:1, 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: #8b453d mixed with white

  1. 8b453d
  2. 97574f
  3. a46961
  4. b07b73
  5. bc8d86
  6. c79f99
  7. d3b2ad
  8. dec5c1
  9. e9d8d5
  10. f4ebea

Darker: #8b453d mixed with black

  1. 8b453d
  2. 783b34
  3. 66312b
  4. 542722
  5. 431e1a
  6. 321512
  7. 230c0a
  8. 140504
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b453d with less saturation

  1. 8b453d
  2. 874840
  3. 834b44
  4. 7f4d47
  5. 7a504a
  6. 76524d
  7. 715550
  8. 6c5754
  9. 675957
  10. 625b5a

Questions about #8b453d

What color is #8b453d?

#8b453d is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Hawk. In RGB it is rgb(139, 69, 61), in HSL hsl(6.15, 39%, 39.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.645% 0.09689 27.984).

What colors go well with #8b453d?

The complementary color of #8b453d is #006b79. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87435c and #844d1c. The triadic partners are #316b3c and #455993.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b453d?

White text reads better on #8b453d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and black gives 3.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b453d a warm or cool color?

#8b453d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 28 degrees, its lightness 47.6% and its chroma 0.097.