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#8a5359 color: Roan Rouge

#8a5359 is rgb(138, 83, 89) in RGB and oklch(50.659% 0.07379 12.969) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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353°
100%

50.7%
0.074
13°
  • Rose
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.07:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.46:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #8a5359

#8a5359 is a dusty rose color. In OKLCH it has 50.7% lightness, 0.074 chroma and a hue of 13°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.07:1 contrast and black text 3.46:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Roan Rouge (#885156). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium rose colors

Lighter: #8a5359 mixed with white

  1. 8a5359
  2. 966368
  3. a27378
  4. ae8488
  5. ba9598
  6. c5a6a8
  7. d1b7b9
  8. dcc9ca
  9. e8dbdc
  10. f4eded

Darker: #8a5359 mixed with black

  1. 8a5359
  2. 77474c
  3. 653b40
  4. 533034
  5. 422528
  6. 321b1d
  7. 221113
  8. 140809
  9. 070203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8a5359 with less saturation

  1. 8a5359
  2. 87555a
  3. 83575b
  4. 80595d
  5. 7c5b5e
  6. 795d5f
  7. 755e60
  8. 716061
  9. 6d6263
  10. 696364

Questions about #8a5359

What color is #8a5359?

#8a5359 is dusty rose. The closest named color is Roan Rouge. In RGB it is rgb(138, 83, 89), in HSL hsl(353.45, 24.89%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.659% 0.07379 12.969).

What colors go well with #8a5359?

The complementary color of #8a5359 is #257271. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #835470 and #895742. The triadic partners are #546e42 and #46678e.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a5359?

White text reads better on #8a5359: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and black gives 3.46:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a5359 a warm or cool color?

#8a5359 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 13 degrees, its lightness 50.7% and its chroma 0.074.