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#240508 color: Soft very dark rose

#240508 is rgb(36, 5, 8) in RGB and oklch(17.784% 0.05395 17.707) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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354°
100%

17.8%
0.054
18°
  • Rose
  • Very dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Graphite
  • mauve-900
  • Black 86%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
19.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -107
Black text
1.10:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #240508

#240508 is a soft very dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 17.8% lightness, 0.054 chroma and a hue of 18°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 19.09:1 contrast and black text 1.1:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sepia Black (#2b0202). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-900.

More very dark rose colors

Lighter: #240508 mixed with white

  1. 240508
  2. 381a1b
  3. 4d2f30
  4. 614647
  5. 775e5e
  6. 8c7777
  7. a39191
  8. b9abab
  9. d0c6c6
  10. e7e2e2

Darker: #240508 mixed with black

  1. 240508
  2. 1e0406
  3. 180304
  4. 120203
  5. 0c0102
  6. 070101
  7. 040001
  8. 020000
  9. 000000
  10. 000000

Calmer: #240508 with less saturation

  1. 240508
  2. 220609
  3. 21080a
  4. 1f090b
  5. 1d0b0c
  6. 1c0c0d
  7. 1a0d0e
  8. 180e0e
  9. 160f0f
  10. 131010

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Colors that go with #240508

Complementary
#240508#001719
Analogous
#240508#210515#230700
Triadic
#240508#041600#021028
Split
#240508#00180c#001523

Questions about #240508

What color is #240508?

#240508 is soft very dark rose. The closest named color is Soft very dark rose. In RGB it is rgb(36, 5, 8), in HSL hsl(354.19, 75.61%, 8.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(17.784% 0.05395 17.707).

What colors go well with #240508?

The complementary color of #240508 is #001719. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #210515 and #230700. The triadic partners are #041600 and #021028.

Is white or black text more readable on #240508?

White text reads better on #240508: white gives a contrast ratio of 19.09:1 and black gives 1.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #240508 a warm or cool color?

#240508 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 18 degrees, its lightness 17.8% and its chroma 0.054.