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#8a456d color: Bonbon Red

#8a456d is rgb(138, 69, 109) in RGB and oklch(48.952% 0.10633 345.926) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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325°
100%

49%
0.106
346°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.15:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a456d

#8a456d is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49% lightness, 0.106 chroma and a hue of 346°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.66:1 contrast and black text 3.15:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bonbon Red (#8c4268). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8a456d mixed with white

  1. 8a456d
  2. 96577b
  3. a36988
  4. af7b97
  5. ba8da5
  6. c69fb3
  7. d2b2c2
  8. ddc5d1
  9. e9d8e0
  10. f4ebf0

Darker: #8a456d mixed with black

  1. 8a456d
  2. 773b5e
  3. 65314f
  4. 532741
  5. 421e33
  6. 321526
  7. 220c19
  8. 14050d
  9. 070204
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a456d with less saturation

  1. 8a456d
  2. 86486c
  3. 834c6b
  4. 7f4f69
  5. 7b5168
  6. 775467
  7. 735765
  8. 6e5964
  9. 6a5c63
  10. 655e61

Questions about #8a456d

What color is #8a456d?

#8a456d is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Bonbon Red. In RGB it is rgb(138, 69, 109), in HSL hsl(325.22, 33.33%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.952% 0.10633 345.926).

What colors go well with #8a456d?

The complementary color of #8a456d is #007352. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #774c89 and #93444b. The triadic partners are #696300 and #006b8e.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a456d?

White text reads better on #8a456d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and black gives 3.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a456d a warm or cool color?

#8a456d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 346 degrees, its lightness 49% and its chroma 0.106.