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#8d4237 color: Burnt Henna

#8d4237 is rgb(141, 66, 55) in RGB and oklch(47.334% 0.10444 30.019) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

47.3%
0.104
30°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.97:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8d4237

#8d4237 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.3% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.08:1 contrast and black text 2.97:1, 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: #8d4237 mixed with white

  1. 8d4237
  2. 995449
  3. a6675c
  4. b2796f
  5. bd8b83
  6. c99e96
  7. d4b1ab
  8. dfc4bf
  9. ead8d4
  10. f5ebe9

Darker: #8d4237 mixed with black

  1. 8d4237
  2. 7a382e
  3. 672f26
  4. 55251e
  5. 441c16
  6. 33140f
  7. 230b08
  8. 140503
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d4237 with less saturation

  1. 8d4237
  2. 89453b
  3. 84493f
  4. 804b43
  5. 7b4e47
  6. 76514a
  7. 72534e
  8. 6c5551
  9. 675855
  10. 615a58

Questions about #8d4237

What color is #8d4237?

#8d4237 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Burnt Henna. In RGB it is rgb(141, 66, 55), in HSL hsl(7.67, 43.88%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.334% 0.10444 30.019).

What colors go well with #8d4237?

The complementary color of #8d4237 is #006a7b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a4059 and #854b0e. The triadic partners are #276c3b and #455796.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d4237?

White text reads better on #8d4237: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.08:1 and black gives 2.97:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d4237 a warm or cool color?

#8d4237 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 47.3% and its chroma 0.104.