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#8a495e color: Hawthorn Rose

#8a495e is rgb(138, 73, 94) in RGB and oklch(49.059% 0.09122 0.384) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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341°
100%

49.1%
0.091
0°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.20:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8a495e

#8a495e is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49.1% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 0°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.57:1 contrast and black text 3.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hawthorn Rose (#884c5e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8a495e mixed with white

  1. 8a495e
  2. 965a6d
  3. a26c7c
  4. ae7d8b
  5. ba8f9b
  6. c6a1ab
  7. d2b3bb
  8. ddc6cc
  9. e9d9dd
  10. f4ecee

Darker: #8a495e mixed with black

  1. 8a495e
  2. 773e51
  3. 653444
  4. 532a37
  5. 42202b
  6. 32171f
  7. 220e14
  8. 14060a
  9. 070203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a495e with less saturation

  1. 8a495e
  2. 864c5e
  3. 834f5e
  4. 7f515f
  5. 7b545f
  6. 77565f
  7. 73585f
  8. 6e5a60
  9. 6a5c60
  10. 655e60

Questions about #8a495e

What color is #8a495e?

#8a495e is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Hawthorn Rose. In RGB it is rgb(138, 73, 94), in HSL hsl(340.62, 30.81%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.059% 0.09122 0.384).

What colors go well with #8a495e?

The complementary color of #8a495e is #007163. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7e4c79 and #8d4b40. The triadic partners are #5a6827 and #27678f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a495e?

White text reads better on #8a495e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and black gives 3.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a495e a warm or cool color?

#8a495e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 0 degrees, its lightness 49.1% and its chroma 0.091.