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#8a4965 color: Violet Quartz

#8a4965 is rgb(138, 73, 101) in RGB and oklch(49.298% 0.09436 353.879) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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334°
100%

49.3%
0.094
354°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.52:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.22:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8a4965

#8a4965 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49.3% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 354°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.52:1 contrast and black text 3.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Quartz (#8b4963). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8a4965 mixed with white

  1. 8a4965
  2. 965a73
  3. a26c82
  4. ae7d90
  5. ba8fa0
  6. c6a1af
  7. d2b3be
  8. ddc6ce
  9. e8d9de
  10. f4ecef

Darker: #8a4965 mixed with black

  1. 8a4965
  2. 773e57
  3. 653449
  4. 532a3c
  5. 42202f
  6. 321722
  7. 220e17
  8. 14060c
  9. 070203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a4965 with less saturation

  1. 8a4965
  2. 864c65
  3. 834f64
  4. 7f5164
  5. 7b5463
  6. 775663
  7. 735963
  8. 6f5b62
  9. 6a5d62
  10. 665f62

Questions about #8a4965

What color is #8a4965?

#8a4965 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Violet Quartz. In RGB it is rgb(138, 73, 101), in HSL hsl(334.15, 30.81%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.298% 0.09436 353.879).

What colors go well with #8a4965?

The complementary color of #8a4965 is #00725d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7b4e80 and #8f4a47. The triadic partners are #61671f and #18698e.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4965?

White text reads better on #8a4965: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and black gives 3.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4965 a warm or cool color?

#8a4965 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 354 degrees, its lightness 49.3% and its chroma 0.094.