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#8f322e color: Potion № 9

#8f322e is rgb(143, 50, 46) in RGB and oklch(45.156% 0.12705 25.959) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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2°
100%

45.2%
0.127
26°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.66:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #8f322e

#8f322e is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 45.2% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 26°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.88:1 contrast and black text 2.66:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Potion № 9 (#8f3129). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8f322e mixed with white

  1. 8f322e
  2. 9c4741
  3. a85c55
  4. b47069
  5. c0837d
  6. cb9792
  7. d6aca7
  8. e1c0bc
  9. ebd5d2
  10. f5eae8

Darker: #8f322e mixed with black

  1. 8f322e
  2. 7c2a27
  3. 69221f
  4. 571b18
  5. 451412
  6. 340d0b
  7. 240706
  8. 150302
  9. 070101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8f322e with less saturation

  1. 8f322e
  2. 8a3733
  3. 853c37
  4. 80403b
  5. 7b443f
  6. 754843
  7. 6f4b47
  8. 694e4b
  9. 63514e
  10. 5d5352

Questions about #8f322e

What color is #8f322e?

#8f322e is soft dark red. The closest named color is Potion № 9. In RGB it is rgb(143, 50, 46), in HSL hsl(2.47, 51.32%, 37.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.156% 0.12705 25.959).

What colors go well with #8f322e?

The complementary color of #8f322e is #006470. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #893158 and #883d00. The triadic partners are #146724 and #34509c.

Is white or black text more readable on #8f322e?

White text reads better on #8f322e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and black gives 2.66:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8f322e a warm or cool color?

#8f322e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 26 degrees, its lightness 45.2% and its chroma 0.127.