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#8e4342 color: Cranberry Whip

#8e4342 is rgb(142, 67, 66) in RGB and oklch(47.875% 0.10228 22.439) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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1°
100%

47.9%
0.102
22°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.03:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8e4342

#8e4342 is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.9% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 22°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.93:1 contrast and black text 3.03:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cranberry Whip (#8e4541). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8e4342 mixed with white

  1. 8e4342
  2. 9a5553
  3. a66765
  4. b27a77
  5. be8c89
  6. c99f9c
  7. d4b1af
  8. dfc4c3
  9. ead8d6
  10. f5ebeb

Darker: #8e4342 mixed with black

  1. 8e4342
  2. 7b3938
  3. 682f2f
  4. 562625
  5. 441d1c
  6. 341414
  7. 240c0b
  8. 150505
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8e4342 with less saturation

  1. 8e4342
  2. 8a4645
  3. 854a48
  4. 814d4b
  5. 7c4f4d
  6. 785250
  7. 735453
  8. 6e5755
  9. 685958
  10. 635b5b

Questions about #8e4342

What color is #8e4342?

#8e4342 is soft dark red. The closest named color is Cranberry Whip. In RGB it is rgb(142, 67, 66), in HSL hsl(0.79, 36.54%, 40.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.875% 0.10228 22.439).

What colors go well with #8e4342?

The complementary color of #8e4342 is #006d76. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #884363 and #894a1e. The triadic partners are #386b34 and #3d5c97.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e4342?

White text reads better on #8e4342: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.93:1 and black gives 3.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e4342 a warm or cool color?

#8e4342 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 22 degrees, its lightness 47.9% and its chroma 0.102.