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#8b4e3f color: Earth Crust

#8b4e3f is rgb(139, 78, 63) in RGB and oklch(49.25% 0.08613 34.73) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

49.3%
0.086
35°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.26:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8b4e3f

#8b4e3f is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 35°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.44:1 contrast and black text 3.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Earth Crust (#8c4f42). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8b4e3f mixed with white

  1. 8b4e3f
  2. 975f51
  3. a37063
  4. af8175
  5. bb9288
  6. c6a49b
  7. d2b5ae
  8. ddc7c2
  9. e9dad6
  10. f4ecea

Darker: #8b4e3f mixed with black

  1. 8b4e3f
  2. 784335
  3. 66382c
  4. 542d23
  5. 43231b
  6. 321912
  7. 230f0a
  8. 140704
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b4e3f with less saturation

  1. 8b4e3f
  2. 875043
  3. 835346
  4. 80554a
  5. 7c574d
  6. 785951
  7. 735a54
  8. 6f5c57
  9. 6a5e5b
  10. 665f5e

Questions about #8b4e3f

What color is #8b4e3f?

#8b4e3f is soft dark red. The closest named color is Earth Crust. In RGB it is rgb(139, 78, 63), in HSL hsl(11.84, 37.62%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.25% 0.08613 34.73).

What colors go well with #8b4e3f?

The complementary color of #8b4e3f is #036d7f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a4b5b and #835627. The triadic partners are #346f4b and #535d92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b4e3f?

White text reads better on #8b4e3f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and black gives 3.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b4e3f a warm or cool color?

#8b4e3f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 35 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.086.