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#8d372b color: Red Prairie

#8d372b is rgb(141, 55, 43) in RGB and oklch(45.453% 0.11978 30.324) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

45.5%
0.120
30°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.71:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #8d372b

#8d372b is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 45.5% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.74:1 contrast and black text 2.71:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Prairie (#8e3928). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8d372b mixed with white

  1. 8d372b
  2. 9a4b3f
  3. a65f53
  4. b27267
  5. be867c
  6. ca9991
  7. d5ada6
  8. e0c1bc
  9. ebd6d2
  10. f5eae8

Darker: #8d372b mixed with black

  1. 8d372b
  2. 7a2e24
  3. 67261d
  4. 551e16
  5. 441610
  6. 330f0a
  7. 230805
  8. 140302
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d372b with less saturation

  1. 8d372b
  2. 883c30
  3. 844035
  4. 7f433a
  5. 7a473e
  6. 744a42
  7. 6f4d47
  8. 694f4b
  9. 63524f
  10. 5d5453

Questions about #8d372b

What color is #8d372b?

#8d372b is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Prairie. In RGB it is rgb(141, 55, 43), in HSL hsl(7.35, 53.26%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.453% 0.11978 30.324).

What colors go well with #8d372b?

The complementary color of #8d372b is #006475. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #893453 and #854200. The triadic partners are #0a6830 and #3e5098.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d372b?

White text reads better on #8d372b: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and black gives 2.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d372b a warm or cool color?

#8d372b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 45.5% and its chroma 0.12.