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#8d4d3d color: Spiced Red

#8d4d3d is rgb(141, 77, 61) in RGB and oklch(49.312% 0.09045 34.991) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

49.3%
0.090
35°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.26:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8d4d3d

#8d4d3d is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 35°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.44:1 contrast and black text 3.26:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Spiced Red (#8b4c3d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8d4d3d mixed with white

  1. 8d4d3d
  2. 995e4f
  3. a56f61
  4. b18074
  5. bc9287
  6. c8a39a
  7. d3b5ad
  8. dec7c1
  9. e9dad6
  10. f4ecea

Darker: #8d4d3d mixed with black

  1. 8d4d3d
  2. 7a4234
  3. 67372b
  4. 552c22
  5. 44221a
  6. 331812
  7. 230f0a
  8. 140704
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d4d3d with less saturation

  1. 8d4d3d
  2. 895041
  3. 855245
  4. 815449
  5. 7d564c
  6. 795850
  7. 745a54
  8. 705c57
  9. 6b5e5a
  10. 66605e

Questions about #8d4d3d

What color is #8d4d3d?

#8d4d3d is soft dark red. The closest named color is Spiced Red. In RGB it is rgb(141, 77, 61), in HSL hsl(12, 39.6%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.312% 0.09045 34.991).

What colors go well with #8d4d3d?

The complementary color of #8d4d3d is #006e81. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8c4a5a and #845522. The triadic partners are #30704a and #525c94.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d4d3d?

White text reads better on #8d4d3d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and black gives 3.26:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d4d3d a warm or cool color?

#8d4d3d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 35 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.09.