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#8b4e47 color: Rudraksha Beads

#8b4e47 is rgb(139, 78, 71) in RGB and oklch(49.423% 0.08361 27.412) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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6°
100%

49.4%
0.084
27°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8b4e47

#8b4e47 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 49.4% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 27°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.41:1 contrast and black text 3.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rudraksha Beads (#894e45). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8b4e47 mixed with white

  1. 8b4e47
  2. 975f58
  3. a37069
  4. af817b
  5. bb928c
  6. c6a49f
  7. d2b5b1
  8. ddc7c4
  9. e9dad8
  10. f4eceb

Darker: #8b4e47 mixed with black

  1. 8b4e47
  2. 78433d
  3. 663832
  4. 542d28
  5. 43231f
  6. 321916
  7. 230f0d
  8. 140706
  9. 070202
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b4e47 with less saturation

  1. 8b4e47
  2. 87504a
  3. 84534d
  4. 80554f
  5. 7c5752
  6. 785955
  7. 745b57
  8. 6f5c5a
  9. 6b5e5c
  10. 66605f

Questions about #8b4e47

What color is #8b4e47?

#8b4e47 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Rudraksha Beads. In RGB it is rgb(139, 78, 71), in HSL hsl(6.18, 32.38%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.423% 0.08361 27.412).

What colors go well with #8b4e47?

The complementary color of #8b4e47 is #056f7a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #874c62 and #85552e. The triadic partners are #3f6f45 and #4d6091.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b4e47?

White text reads better on #8b4e47: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and black gives 3.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b4e47 a warm or cool color?

#8b4e47 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 27 degrees, its lightness 49.4% and its chroma 0.084.