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#8b3755 color: Quinacridone Magenta

#8b3755 is rgb(139, 55, 85) in RGB and oklch(46.149% 0.11836 0.543) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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339°
100%

46.1%
0.118
1°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Cherry
  • pink-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.57:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.78:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #8b3755

#8b3755 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 46.1% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 1°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.57:1 contrast and black text 2.78:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Quinacridone Magenta (#8e3a59). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-900.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8b3755 mixed with white

  1. 8b3755
  2. 984b64
  3. a45e74
  4. b17284
  5. bd8595
  6. c899a6
  7. d4adb7
  8. dfc1c9
  9. ead5db
  10. f5eaed

Darker: #8b3755 mixed with black

  1. 8b3755
  2. 782e49
  3. 66263d
  4. 541e31
  5. 431626
  6. 320f1c
  7. 230811
  8. 140308
  9. 070102
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b3755 with less saturation

  1. 8b3755
  2. 873c55
  3. 824056
  4. 7e4456
  5. 794756
  6. 744a57
  7. 6f4d57
  8. 6a5057
  9. 645358
  10. 5e5658

Questions about #8b3755

What color is #8b3755?

#8b3755 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Quinacridone Magenta. In RGB it is rgb(139, 55, 85), in HSL hsl(338.57, 43.3%, 38.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.149% 0.11836 0.543).

What colors go well with #8b3755?

The complementary color of #8b3755 is #006a5b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7c3c77 and #8f3a2d. The triadic partners are #506100 and #005f93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b3755?

White text reads better on #8b3755: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and black gives 2.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b3755 a warm or cool color?

#8b3755 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 1 degrees, its lightness 46.1% and its chroma 0.118.