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#8a4974 color: Twilight Lavender

#8a4974 is rgb(138, 73, 116) in RGB and oklch(49.874% 0.10419 341.418) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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320°
100%

49.9%
0.104
341°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.39:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.29:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8a4974

#8a4974 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49.9% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 341°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.39:1 contrast and black text 3.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Twilight Lavender (#8a496b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8a4974 mixed with white

  1. 8a4974
  2. 965a81
  3. a26c8e
  4. ae7d9c
  5. ba8faa
  6. c6a1b7
  7. d1b4c5
  8. ddc6d4
  9. e8d9e2
  10. f4ecf0

Darker: #8a4974 mixed with black

  1. 8a4974
  2. 773e64
  3. 653454
  4. 532a45
  5. 422037
  6. 321729
  7. 220e1b
  8. 14060f
  9. 070205
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4974 with less saturation

  1. 8a4974
  2. 874c72
  3. 834f71
  4. 7f526f
  5. 7c556d
  6. 78576c
  7. 745a6a
  8. 705c68
  9. 6c5e66
  10. 676165

Questions about #8a4974

What color is #8a4974?

#8a4974 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Twilight Lavender. In RGB it is rgb(138, 73, 116), in HSL hsl(320.31, 30.81%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.874% 0.10419 341.418).

What colors go well with #8a4974?

The complementary color of #8a4974 is #137550. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #76508e and #944754. The triadic partners are #706400 and #006f8d.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4974?

White text reads better on #8a4974: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and black gives 3.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4974 a warm or cool color?

#8a4974 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 341 degrees, its lightness 49.9% and its chroma 0.104.