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#8d5e50 color: Red Curry

#8d5e50 is rgb(141, 94, 80) in RGB and oklch(52.887% 0.06584 37.302) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

52.9%
0.066
37°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • taupe-500
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.46:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.85:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #8d5e50

#8d5e50 is a dusty brown color. In OKLCH it has 52.9% lightness, 0.066 chroma and a hue of 37°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.46:1 contrast and black text 3.85:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Curry (#8b5e52). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-500.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #8d5e50 mixed with white

  1. 8d5e50
  2. 996d60
  3. a47c71
  4. af8c81
  5. bb9c92
  6. c6aca4
  7. d2bcb6
  8. ddccc7
  9. e8ddda
  10. f4eeec

Darker: #8d5e50 mixed with black

  1. 8d5e50
  2. 7a5144
  3. 674439
  4. 55372e
  5. 442b24
  6. 331f1a
  7. 231410
  8. 140a07
  9. 070302
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d5e50 with less saturation

  1. 8d5e50
  2. 8a6053
  3. 876156
  4. 846259
  5. 80645b
  6. 7d655e
  7. 7a6761
  8. 766863
  9. 736966
  10. 6f6a69

Questions about #8d5e50

What color is #8d5e50?

#8d5e50 is dusty brown. The closest named color is Red Curry. In RGB it is rgb(141, 94, 80), in HSL hsl(13.77, 27.6%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.887% 0.06584 37.302).

What colors go well with #8d5e50?

The complementary color of #8d5e50 is #3a7584. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8d5b65 and #856441. The triadic partners are #4a775c and #626892.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d5e50?

White text reads better on #8d5e50: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and black gives 3.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d5e50 a warm or cool color?

#8d5e50 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 37 degrees, its lightness 52.9% and its chroma 0.066.