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#8A5652

Coffee · medium warm red

About #8A5652

With the hex code #8A5652, this is a medium red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 34% green and 32% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 41% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Coffee — a ΔE of 14.2 — followed by Mocha Mousse. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #52868A, a eucalyptus shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.94:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.94:1).

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Red138
Green86
Blue82

Closest named colours

Coffee
#6F4E37 · ΔE 14.2
Mocha Mousse
#A47864 · ΔE 15.1
Wine
#722F37 · ΔE 16.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #8A5652

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on coffee #8A5652.
5.94:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on coffee #8A5652.
3.53:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #8A5652 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#8A5652
Protanopia (no red cones)
#615D51
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#6D6851
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#944F55

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #8A5652?

With the hex code #8A5652, this is a medium red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 54% red, 34% green and 32% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 41% yellow and 46% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #8A5652?

Use white text. White on #8A5652 has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #8A5652?

Its complementary colour is #52868A, and analogous partners are #8A526A and #8A7252.