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Burnt Umber

#8B3525

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.97:1AAA

Black text

2.48:1Fails

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About Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber (#8B3525) is a dark muted red. Its RGB value is 139, 53, 37 and its HSL value is 9°, 58%, 35%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Burnt Umber, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Shades

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Harmonies

Complementary

#8B3525 · #257B8B

Analogous

#8B2548 · #8B3525 · #8B6825

Triadic

#8B3525 · #258B35 · #35258B

Split complementary

#8B3525 · #258B68 · #25488B

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