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#8b463a color: Red Hawk

#8b463a is rgb(139, 70, 58) in RGB and oklch(47.752% 0.09653 31.195) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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9°
100%

47.8%
0.097
31°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.03:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8b463a

#8b463a is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.8% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.92:1 contrast and black text 3.03:1, 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: #8b463a mixed with white

  1. 8b463a
  2. 97584c
  3. a46a5f
  4. b07b71
  5. bb8d84
  6. c7a098
  7. d3b2ac
  8. dec5c0
  9. e9d8d5
  10. f4ebea

Darker: #8b463a mixed with black

  1. 8b463a
  2. 783c31
  3. 663228
  4. 542820
  5. 431e18
  6. 321510
  7. 230d09
  8. 140504
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b463a with less saturation

  1. 8b463a
  2. 87493e
  3. 834c42
  4. 7f4e45
  5. 7a5149
  6. 76534c
  7. 715550
  8. 6c5753
  9. 675956
  10. 625b5a

Questions about #8b463a

What color is #8b463a?

#8b463a is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Hawk. In RGB it is rgb(139, 70, 58), in HSL hsl(8.89, 41.12%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.752% 0.09653 31.195).

What colors go well with #8b463a?

The complementary color of #8b463a is #006b7c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #884459 and #834f1a. The triadic partners are #2c6c40 and #495993.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b463a?

White text reads better on #8b463a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and black gives 3.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b463a a warm or cool color?

#8b463a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 47.8% and its chroma 0.097.