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#8e382c color: Red Prairie

#8e382c is rgb(142, 56, 44) in RGB and oklch(45.777% 0.11964 30.291) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

45.8%
0.120
30°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • amber-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.75:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #8e382c

#8e382c is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 45.8% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.63:1 contrast and black text 2.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Prairie (#8e3928). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8e382c mixed with white

  1. 8e382c
  2. 9b4c40
  3. a76054
  4. b37368
  5. bf867c
  6. ca9a91
  7. d5aea6
  8. e0c2bc
  9. ebd6d2
  10. f5eae8

Darker: #8e382c mixed with black

  1. 8e382c
  2. 7b2f25
  3. 68271e
  4. 561f17
  5. 441711
  6. 340f0a
  7. 240805
  8. 150402
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8e382c with less saturation

  1. 8e382c
  2. 893c31
  3. 844136
  4. 80443b
  5. 7a483f
  6. 754b43
  7. 704e47
  8. 6a504c
  9. 64534f
  10. 5e5553

Questions about #8e382c

What color is #8e382c?

#8e382c is soft dark red. The closest named color is Red Prairie. In RGB it is rgb(142, 56, 44), in HSL hsl(7.35, 52.69%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.777% 0.11964 30.291).

What colors go well with #8e382c?

The complementary color of #8e382c is #006576. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8a3554 and #864300. The triadic partners are #0d6931 and #3e5199.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e382c?

White text reads better on #8e382c: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 and black gives 2.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e382c a warm or cool color?

#8e382c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 45.8% and its chroma 0.12.