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#8f473e color: Chocolate Explosion

#8f473e is rgb(143, 71, 62) in RGB and oklch(48.591% 0.09934 28.595) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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7°
100%

48.6%
0.099
29°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.14:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8f473e

#8f473e is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 29°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.69:1 contrast and black text 3.14:1, 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: #8f473e mixed with white

  1. 8f473e
  2. 9b5950
  3. a76a62
  4. b37c74
  5. be8e87
  6. c9a19a
  7. d4b3ae
  8. dfc6c1
  9. ead9d6
  10. f5ecea

Darker: #8f473e mixed with black

  1. 8f473e
  2. 7c3d35
  3. 69322b
  4. 572823
  5. 451f1a
  6. 341612
  7. 240d0a
  8. 150604
  9. 070201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8f473e with less saturation

  1. 8f473e
  2. 8b4a42
  3. 874d45
  4. 825049
  5. 7e524c
  6. 79554f
  7. 745753
  8. 6f5956
  9. 6a5b59
  10. 655d5c

Questions about #8f473e

What color is #8f473e?

#8f473e is soft dark red. The closest named color is Chocolate Explosion. In RGB it is rgb(143, 71, 62), in HSL hsl(6.67, 39.51%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.591% 0.09934 28.595).

What colors go well with #8f473e?

The complementary color of #8f473e is #006e7d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8b455e and #884f1c. The triadic partners are #316e3e and #485c97.

Is white or black text more readable on #8f473e?

White text reads better on #8f473e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and black gives 3.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8f473e a warm or cool color?

#8f473e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 29 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.099.