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#8a455f color: Redcurrant

#8a455f is rgb(138, 69, 95) in RGB and oklch(48.435% 0.09844 357.531) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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337°
100%

48.4%
0.098
358°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-600
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.78:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.10:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a455f

#8a455f is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 48.4% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 358°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.78:1 contrast and black text 3.1:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Redcurrant (#88455e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-600.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8a455f mixed with white

  1. 8a455f
  2. 96576e
  3. a3697d
  4. af7b8c
  5. bb8d9c
  6. c69fab
  7. d2b2bc
  8. ddc5cc
  9. e9d8dd
  10. f4ebee

Darker: #8a455f mixed with black

  1. 8a455f
  2. 773b52
  3. 653144
  4. 532738
  5. 421e2c
  6. 321520
  7. 220c15
  8. 14050a
  9. 070203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a455f with less saturation

  1. 8a455f
  2. 86485f
  3. 824b5f
  4. 7e4e5f
  5. 7a515f
  6. 76535f
  7. 72565f
  8. 6d585f
  9. 695a5f
  10. 645d5f

Questions about #8a455f

What color is #8a455f?

#8a455f is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Redcurrant. In RGB it is rgb(138, 69, 95), in HSL hsl(337.39, 33.33%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.435% 0.09844 357.531).

What colors go well with #8a455f?

The complementary color of #8a455f is #00705e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7c497b and #8e473f. The triadic partners are #5b661a and #15668f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a455f?

White text reads better on #8a455f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and black gives 3.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a455f a warm or cool color?

#8a455f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 358 degrees, its lightness 48.4% and its chroma 0.098.