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#8d4136 color: Burnt Henna

#8d4136 is rgb(141, 65, 54) in RGB and oklch(47.155% 0.10585 29.977) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

47.2%
0.106
30°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8d4136

#8d4136 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.14:1 contrast and black text 2.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Burnt Henna (#8d4035). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8d4136 mixed with white

  1. 8d4136
  2. 995449
  3. a6665b
  4. b2786f
  5. bd8b82
  6. c99e96
  7. d4b1aa
  8. dfc4bf
  9. ead7d4
  10. f5ebe9

Darker: #8d4136 mixed with black

  1. 8d4136
  2. 7a372e
  3. 672e25
  4. 55251e
  5. 441c16
  6. 33130f
  7. 230b08
  8. 140503
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d4136 with less saturation

  1. 8d4136
  2. 89443a
  3. 84483e
  4. 804b42
  5. 7b4d46
  6. 76504a
  7. 71534d
  8. 6c5551
  9. 675754
  10. 615958

Questions about #8d4136

What color is #8d4136?

#8d4136 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Burnt Henna. In RGB it is rgb(141, 65, 54), in HSL hsl(7.59, 44.62%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.155% 0.10585 29.977).

What colors go well with #8d4136?

The complementary color of #8d4136 is #006a7a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #893f59 and #854a0a. The triadic partners are #256b3a and #445796.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d4136?

White text reads better on #8d4136: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and black gives 2.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d4136 a warm or cool color?

#8d4136 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.106.