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#8a3959 color: Quinacridone Magenta

#8a3959 is rgb(138, 57, 89) in RGB and oklch(46.408% 0.11571 357.857) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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336°
100%

46.4%
0.116
358°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Cherry
  • pink-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.81:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #8a3959

#8a3959 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 46.4% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 358°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.47:1 contrast and black text 2.81:1, 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: #8a3959 mixed with white

  1. 8a3959
  2. 974d68
  3. a36078
  4. b07387
  5. bc8698
  6. c89aa8
  7. d3adb9
  8. dec1ca
  9. e9d6db
  10. f4eaed

Darker: #8a3959 mixed with black

  1. 8a3959
  2. 77304c
  3. 652840
  4. 531f34
  5. 421728
  6. 32101d
  7. 220913
  8. 140409
  9. 070103
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a3959 with less saturation

  1. 8a3959
  2. 863d59
  3. 824159
  4. 7d4559
  5. 794859
  6. 744b59
  7. 6f4e59
  8. 6a5159
  9. 655459
  10. 5f5759

Questions about #8a3959

What color is #8a3959?

#8a3959 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Quinacridone Magenta. In RGB it is rgb(138, 57, 89), in HSL hsl(336.3, 41.54%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.408% 0.11571 357.857).

What colors go well with #8a3959?

The complementary color of #8a3959 is #006c59. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7b3f7a and #8f3b33. The triadic partners are #546100 and #006091.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a3959?

White text reads better on #8a3959: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and black gives 2.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a3959 a warm or cool color?

#8a3959 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 358 degrees, its lightness 46.4% and its chroma 0.116.