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#8a474a color: Rhubarb Smoothie

#8a474a is rgb(138, 71, 74) in RGB and oklch(48.137% 0.09109 18.251) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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357°
100%

48.1%
0.091
18°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.82:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.08:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a474a

#8a474a is a soft dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 48.1% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 18°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.82:1 contrast and black text 3.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rhubarb Smoothie (#8c474b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark rose colors

Lighter: #8a474a mixed with white

  1. 8a474a
  2. 96595a
  3. a36a6b
  4. af7c7c
  5. bb8e8e
  6. c6a0a0
  7. d2b3b2
  8. ddc5c5
  9. e9d8d8
  10. f4eceb

Darker: #8a474a mixed with black

  1. 8a474a
  2. 773d3f
  3. 653235
  4. 53282a
  5. 421f20
  6. 321617
  7. 220d0e
  8. 140606
  9. 070202
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a474a with less saturation

  1. 8a474a
  2. 864a4c
  3. 824d4e
  4. 7e4f50
  5. 7a5152
  6. 765454
  7. 715656
  8. 6d5858
  9. 685a5a
  10. 635c5c

Questions about #8a474a

What color is #8a474a?

#8a474a is soft dark rose. The closest named color is Rhubarb Smoothie. In RGB it is rgb(138, 71, 74), in HSL hsl(357.31, 32.06%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.137% 0.09109 18.251).

What colors go well with #8a474a?

The complementary color of #8a474a is #006d71. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #834767 and #874d2d. The triadic partners are #436a36 and #3d5e91.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a474a?

White text reads better on #8a474a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and black gives 3.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a474a a warm or cool color?

#8a474a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 18 degrees, its lightness 48.1% and its chroma 0.091.