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#8a4953 color: Currant Jam

#8a4953 is rgb(138, 73, 83) in RGB and oklch(48.721% 0.08849 11.109) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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351°
100%

48.7%
0.088
11°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.65:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.16:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8a4953

#8a4953 is a soft dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 48.7% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 11°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.65:1 contrast and black text 3.16:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Currant Jam (#884a50). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark rose colors

Lighter: #8a4953 mixed with white

  1. 8a4953
  2. 965a63
  3. a36c73
  4. af7d83
  5. ba8f94
  6. c6a1a5
  7. d2b3b6
  8. ddc6c8
  9. e9d9da
  10. f4ecec

Darker: #8a4953 mixed with black

  1. 8a4953
  2. 773e47
  3. 65343b
  4. 532a30
  5. 422025
  6. 32171b
  7. 220e11
  8. 140608
  9. 070202
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4953 with less saturation

  1. 8a4953
  2. 864c54
  3. 824e56
  4. 7f5157
  5. 7b5358
  6. 765559
  7. 72585b
  8. 6e5a5c
  9. 695c5d
  10. 645e5e

Questions about #8a4953

What color is #8a4953?

#8a4953 is soft dark rose. The closest named color is Currant Jam. In RGB it is rgb(138, 73, 83), in HSL hsl(350.77, 30.81%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.721% 0.08849 11.109).

What colors go well with #8a4953?

The complementary color of #8a4953 is #006f6c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #814b6e and #894d37. The triadic partners are #4e6a32 and #376290.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4953?

White text reads better on #8a4953: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and black gives 3.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4953 a warm or cool color?

#8a4953 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 11 degrees, its lightness 48.7% and its chroma 0.088.