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#8b463f color: Red Hawk

#8b463f is rgb(139, 70, 63) in RGB and oklch(47.855% 0.09521 27.185) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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6°
100%

47.9%
0.095
27°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.05:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8b463f

#8b463f is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.9% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 27°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast and black text 3.05:1, 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: #8b463f mixed with white

  1. 8b463f
  2. 975851
  3. a46962
  4. b07b75
  5. bb8d87
  6. c7a09a
  7. d3b2ae
  8. dec5c2
  9. e9d8d6
  10. f4ebea

Darker: #8b463f mixed with black

  1. 8b463f
  2. 783c35
  3. 66322c
  4. 542823
  5. 431e1b
  6. 321512
  7. 230d0a
  8. 140504
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b463f with less saturation

  1. 8b463f
  2. 874942
  3. 834c45
  4. 7f4e49
  5. 7a514c
  6. 76534f
  7. 715552
  8. 6d5754
  9. 685957
  10. 625b5a

Questions about #8b463f

What color is #8b463f?

#8b463f is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Hawk. In RGB it is rgb(139, 70, 63), in HSL hsl(5.53, 37.62%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.855% 0.09521 27.185).

What colors go well with #8b463f?

The complementary color of #8b463f is #006b78. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87445e and #854e20. The triadic partners are #346b3c and #455a93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b463f?

White text reads better on #8b463f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and black gives 3.05:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b463f a warm or cool color?

#8b463f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 27 degrees, its lightness 47.9% and its chroma 0.095.