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#8d4f42 color: Earth Crust

#8d4f42 is rgb(141, 79, 66) in RGB and oklch(49.769% 0.08653 32.798) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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10°
100%

49.8%
0.087
33°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • yellow-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8d4f42

#8d4f42 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.087 chroma and a hue of 33°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.31:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Earth Crust (#8c4f42). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8d4f42 mixed with white

  1. 8d4f42
  2. 996053
  3. a57165
  4. b08277
  5. bc938a
  6. c7a49c
  7. d3b6af
  8. dec8c3
  9. e9dad7
  10. f4eceb

Darker: #8d4f42 mixed with black

  1. 8d4f42
  2. 7a4438
  3. 67382f
  4. 552e25
  5. 44231c
  6. 331914
  7. 23100b
  8. 140705
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d4f42 with less saturation

  1. 8d4f42
  2. 895146
  3. 855449
  4. 81564c
  5. 7d5850
  6. 795a53
  7. 755c56
  8. 715e59
  9. 6c5f5c
  10. 67615f

Questions about #8d4f42

What color is #8d4f42?

#8d4f42 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Earth Crust. In RGB it is rgb(141, 79, 66), in HSL hsl(10.4, 36.23%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.769% 0.08653 32.798).

What colors go well with #8d4f42?

The complementary color of #8d4f42 is #026f80. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b4c5e and #855729. The triadic partners are #37714a and #525f94.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d4f42?

White text reads better on #8d4f42: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d4f42 a warm or cool color?

#8d4f42 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 33 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.087.