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#8f463b color: Chocolate Explosion

#8f463b is rgb(143, 70, 59) in RGB and oklch(48.365% 0.10129 30.063) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

48.4%
0.101
30°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.11:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8f463b

#8f463b is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.76:1 contrast and black text 3.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chocolate Explosion (#8e473b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #8f463b mixed with white

  1. 8f463b
  2. 9b584d
  3. a76a5f
  4. b37c72
  5. be8e85
  6. c9a099
  7. d5b3ac
  8. dfc5c1
  9. ead8d5
  10. f5ecea

Darker: #8f463b mixed with black

  1. 8f463b
  2. 7c3c32
  3. 693229
  4. 572821
  5. 451e19
  6. 341511
  7. 240d09
  8. 150504
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8f463b with less saturation

  1. 8f463b
  2. 8b493f
  3. 864c43
  4. 824f46
  5. 7d524a
  6. 79544e
  7. 745651
  8. 6f5954
  9. 6a5b58
  10. 645d5b

Questions about #8f463b

What color is #8f463b?

#8f463b is soft dark red. The closest named color is Chocolate Explosion. In RGB it is rgb(143, 70, 59), in HSL hsl(7.86, 41.58%, 39.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.365% 0.10129 30.063).

What colors go well with #8f463b?

The complementary color of #8f463b is #006d7e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8c445c and #874f17. The triadic partners are #2c6e3f and #495a98.

Is white or black text more readable on #8f463b?

White text reads better on #8f463b: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and black gives 3.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8f463b a warm or cool color?

#8f463b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.101.