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#953b2e color: Brown Labrador

#953b2e is rgb(149, 59, 46) in RGB and oklch(47.383% 0.12421 30.536) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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8°
100%

47.4%
0.124
31°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #953b2e

#953b2e is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 31°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.14:1 contrast and black text 2.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Labrador (#97382c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #953b2e mixed with white

  1. 953b2e
  2. a14f42
  3. ad6256
  4. b8756a
  5. c3897e
  6. ce9c93
  7. d9afa7
  8. e3c3bd
  9. ecd7d3
  10. f6ebe9

Darker: #953b2e mixed with black

  1. 953b2e
  2. 813227
  3. 6d291f
  4. 5a2118
  5. 481912
  6. 37110b
  7. 260906
  8. 160402
  9. 080101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #953b2e with less saturation

  1. 953b2e
  2. 904033
  3. 8b4439
  4. 86483d
  5. 814b42
  6. 7b4f47
  7. 75524b
  8. 6f544f
  9. 695754
  10. 635958

Questions about #953b2e

What color is #953b2e?

#953b2e is soft dark red. The closest named color is Brown Labrador. In RGB it is rgb(149, 59, 46), in HSL hsl(7.57, 52.82%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.383% 0.12421 30.536).

What colors go well with #953b2e?

The complementary color of #953b2e is #006a7c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #913858 and #8c4700. The triadic partners are #0c6e34 and #4255a1.

Is white or black text more readable on #953b2e?

White text reads better on #953b2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and black gives 2.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #953b2e a warm or cool color?

#953b2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 31 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.124.