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#8c433e color: Allspice Berry

#8c433e is rgb(140, 67, 62) in RGB and oklch(47.486% 0.10038 25.577) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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4°
100%

47.5%
0.100
26°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.99:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8c433e

#8c433e is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.5% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.03:1 contrast and black text 2.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Allspice Berry (#8e443d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8c433e mixed with white

  1. 8c433e
  2. 985550
  3. a56762
  4. b17974
  5. bc8c87
  6. c89e9a
  7. d3b1ad
  8. dfc4c1
  9. ead8d6
  10. f4ebea

Darker: #8c433e mixed with black

  1. 8c433e
  2. 793935
  3. 672f2b
  4. 552623
  5. 431d1a
  6. 331412
  7. 230c0a
  8. 140504
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8c433e with less saturation

  1. 8c433e
  2. 884641
  3. 844944
  4. 7f4c48
  5. 7b4f4b
  6. 76514e
  7. 715451
  8. 6c5653
  9. 675856
  10. 625a59

Questions about #8c433e

What color is #8c433e?

#8c433e is soft dark red. The closest named color is Allspice Berry. In RGB it is rgb(140, 67, 62), in HSL hsl(3.85, 38.61%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.486% 0.10038 25.577).

What colors go well with #8c433e?

The complementary color of #8c433e is #006b77. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #87425e and #864b1b. The triadic partners are #326b37 and #415a95.

Is white or black text more readable on #8c433e?

White text reads better on #8c433e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and black gives 2.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8c433e a warm or cool color?

#8c433e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 47.5% and its chroma 0.1.