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#8c433a color: Red Hawk

#8c433a is rgb(140, 67, 58) in RGB and oklch(47.403% 0.10126 28.66) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

47.4%
0.101
29°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.98:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8c433a

#8c433a is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.05:1 contrast and black text 2.98:1, 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: #8c433a mixed with white

  1. 8c433a
  2. 98554c
  3. a5675e
  4. b17971
  5. bc8c84
  6. c89e98
  7. d3b1ac
  8. dfc4c0
  9. ead8d5
  10. f4ebea

Darker: #8c433a mixed with black

  1. 8c433a
  2. 793931
  3. 672f28
  4. 552620
  5. 431d18
  6. 331410
  7. 230c09
  8. 140504
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8c433a with less saturation

  1. 8c433a
  2. 88463e
  3. 844941
  4. 7f4c45
  5. 7b4f48
  6. 76514c
  7. 71544f
  8. 6c5652
  9. 675855
  10. 625a59

Questions about #8c433a

What color is #8c433a?

#8c433a is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Hawk. In RGB it is rgb(140, 67, 58), in HSL hsl(6.59, 41.41%, 38.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.403% 0.10126 28.66).

What colors go well with #8c433a?

The complementary color of #8c433a is #006b7a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #88415b and #854c15. The triadic partners are #2c6b3a and #445895.

Is white or black text more readable on #8c433a?

White text reads better on #8c433a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and black gives 2.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8c433a a warm or cool color?

#8c433a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.101.