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#8b3756 color: Quinacridone Magenta

#8b3756 is rgb(139, 55, 86) in RGB and oklch(46.182% 0.11873 359.797) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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338°
100%

46.2%
0.119
360°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Cherry
  • pink-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.78:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #8b3756

#8b3756 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 46.2% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 360°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.56:1 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: #8b3756 mixed with white

  1. 8b3756
  2. 984b65
  3. a45e75
  4. b17285
  5. bd8596
  6. c899a6
  7. d4adb8
  8. dfc1c9
  9. ead5db
  10. f5eaed

Darker: #8b3756 mixed with black

  1. 8b3756
  2. 782e4a
  3. 66263e
  4. 541e32
  5. 431627
  6. 320f1c
  7. 230812
  8. 140308
  9. 070102
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b3756 with less saturation

  1. 8b3756
  2. 873c56
  3. 824056
  4. 7e4457
  5. 794757
  6. 744a57
  7. 6f4e57
  8. 6a5058
  9. 645358
  10. 5f5658

Questions about #8b3756

What color is #8b3756?

#8b3756 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Quinacridone Magenta. In RGB it is rgb(139, 55, 86), in HSL hsl(337.86, 43.3%, 38.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.182% 0.11873 359.797).

What colors go well with #8b3756?

The complementary color of #8b3756 is #006b5a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7c3c78 and #8f392e. The triadic partners are #516100 and #005f93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b3756?

White text reads better on #8b3756: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 and black gives 2.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b3756 a warm or cool color?

#8b3756 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 360 degrees, its lightness 46.2% and its chroma 0.119.