Close to Chestnut
#8D463A
#8D463A is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Chestnut. In RGB it’s made of 55.3% red, 27.5% green, and 22.7% blue. Its hue is 9°, with 42% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8D463A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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3.07:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8D463A as they’d see it.
#8D463A in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8D463A
What color is #8D463A?
#8D463A is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Chestnut. In RGB it’s made of 55.3% red, 27.5% green, and 22.7% blue. Its hue is 9°, with 42% saturation and 39% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #8D463A in RGB?
#8D463A is rgb(141, 70, 58): 141 red, 70 green, and 58 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8D463A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 50, 59, 45). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8D463A?
PANTONE 1615 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8D463A?
Its complement #0B6470 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.