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#8a556d color: Merlin’s Cloak

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333°
100%

OKLCH

51.7%
0.077
351°
  • ≈ Marsala
  • Pink
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Warm
  • mauve-500
  • Black 46%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text5.83:1 · AALc -84
Black text3.60:1 · Below AALc 25

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About #8a556d

#8a556d is a dusty pink color. In OKLCH it has 51.7% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 351°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 5.83:1 contrast and black text 3.6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Merlin’s Cloak (#89556e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

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Lighter: #8a556d mixed with white

  1. 8a556d
  2. 96657b
  3. a27588
  4. ae8596
  5. b996a5
  6. c5a7b3
  7. d1b8c2
  8. dcc9d1
  9. e8dbe0
  10. f3edef

Darker: #8a556d mixed with black

  1. 8a556d
  2. 77495e
  3. 653d4f
  4. 533141
  5. 422633
  6. 321c26
  7. 221119
  8. 14080d
  9. 070204
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a556d with less saturation

  1. 8a556d
  2. 87576c
  3. 84596c
  4. 815b6b
  5. 7d5d6b
  6. 7a5f6a
  7. 77616a
  8. 736369
  9. 6f6469
  10. 6c6668