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#8f463d color: Chocolate Explosion

#8f463d is rgb(143, 70, 61) in RGB and oklch(48.405% 0.10077 28.565) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

48.4%
0.101
29°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.11:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8f463d

#8f463d is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.75:1 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: #8f463d mixed with white

  1. 8f463d
  2. 9b584f
  3. a76a61
  4. b37c73
  5. be8e86
  6. c9a09a
  7. d5b3ad
  8. dfc5c1
  9. ead8d5
  10. f5ecea

Darker: #8f463d mixed with black

  1. 8f463d
  2. 7c3c34
  3. 69322b
  4. 572822
  5. 451e1a
  6. 341512
  7. 240d0a
  8. 150504
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8f463d with less saturation

  1. 8f463d
  2. 8b4941
  3. 864c44
  4. 824f48
  5. 7e524b
  6. 79544f
  7. 745652
  8. 6f5955
  9. 6a5b58
  10. 645d5b

Questions about #8f463d

What color is #8f463d?

#8f463d is soft dark red. The closest named color is Chocolate Explosion. In RGB it is rgb(143, 70, 61), in HSL hsl(6.59, 40.2%, 40%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.405% 0.10077 28.565).

What colors go well with #8f463d?

The complementary color of #8f463d is #006d7d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b445e and #884f1a. The triadic partners are #306e3d and #475b98.

Is white or black text more readable on #8f463d?

White text reads better on #8f463d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and black gives 3.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8f463d a warm or cool color?

#8f463d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.101.