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#8a3757 color: Quinacridone Magenta

#8a3757 is rgb(138, 55, 87) in RGB and oklch(46.059% 0.11804 358.708) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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337°
100%

46.1%
0.118
359°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Cherry
  • pink-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.76:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #8a3757

#8a3757 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 46.1% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 359°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast and black text 2.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Quinacridone Magenta (#8e3a59). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-900.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8a3757 mixed with white

  1. 8a3757
  2. 974b66
  3. a45e76
  4. b07286
  5. bc8596
  6. c899a7
  7. d3adb8
  8. dfc1c9
  9. ead5db
  10. f4eaed

Darker: #8a3757 mixed with black

  1. 8a3757
  2. 772e4b
  3. 65263e
  4. 531e33
  5. 421627
  6. 320f1c
  7. 220812
  8. 140308
  9. 070103
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a3757 with less saturation

  1. 8a3757
  2. 863c57
  3. 814057
  4. 7d4357
  5. 784757
  6. 734a58
  7. 6e4d58
  8. 695058
  9. 645358
  10. 5e5658

Questions about #8a3757

What color is #8a3757?

#8a3757 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Quinacridone Magenta. In RGB it is rgb(138, 55, 87), in HSL hsl(336.87, 43.01%, 37.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.059% 0.11804 358.708).

What colors go well with #8a3757?

The complementary color of #8a3757 is #006a59. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7b3d78 and #8e3930. The triadic partners are #526000 and #005f92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3757?

White text reads better on #8a3757: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.6:1 and black gives 2.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3757 a warm or cool color?

#8a3757 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 359 degrees, its lightness 46.1% and its chroma 0.118.