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#561a42 color: Violet Carmine

#561a42 is rgb(86, 26, 66) in RGB and oklch(32.786% 0.10158 343.295) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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320°
100%

32.8%
0.102
343°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Wine
  • pink-950
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.95:1Readable · AA
Lc -102
Black text
1.62:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #561a42

#561a42 is a deep dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 32.8% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 343°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.95:1 contrast and black text 1.62:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Carmine (#531745). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-950.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #561a42 mixed with white

  1. 561a42
  2. 673053
  3. 784564
  4. 895b76
  5. 9a7189
  6. aa879b
  7. bb9eaf
  8. ccb6c2
  9. ddced6
  10. eee6ea

Darker: #561a42 mixed with black

  1. 561a42
  2. 4a1538
  3. 3e102f
  4. 320c25
  5. 27071c
  6. 1c0414
  7. 12020b
  8. 080105
  9. 020001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #561a42 with less saturation

  1. 561a42
  2. 531e41
  3. 50213f
  4. 4d253e
  5. 4a273d
  6. 472a3c
  7. 442c3a
  8. 402f39
  9. 3d3137
  10. 393336

Questions about #561a42

What color is #561a42?

#561a42 is deep dark pink. The closest named color is Violet Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(86, 26, 66), in HSL hsl(320, 53.57%, 21.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(32.786% 0.10158 343.295).

What colors go well with #561a42?

The complementary color of #561a42 is #004326. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #472159 and #5e1725. The triadic partners are #3d3600 and #003d53.

Is white or black text more readable on #561a42?

White text reads better on #561a42: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and black gives 1.62:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #561a42 a warm or cool color?

#561a42 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 343 degrees, its lightness 32.8% and its chroma 0.102.