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#8b3959 color: Quinacridone Magenta

#8b3959 is rgb(139, 57, 89) in RGB and oklch(46.562% 0.11678 358.215) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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337°
100%

46.6%
0.117
358°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Cherry
  • pink-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.43:1Readable · AA
Lc -90
Black text
2.83:1Hard to read
Lc 19

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About #8b3959

#8b3959 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 46.6% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 358°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.43:1 contrast and black text 2.83:1, 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: #8b3959 mixed with white

  1. 8b3959
  2. 984d68
  3. a46078
  4. b17387
  5. bc8698
  6. c89aa8
  7. d4adb9
  8. dfc1ca
  9. ead6db
  10. f4eaed

Darker: #8b3959 mixed with black

  1. 8b3959
  2. 78304c
  3. 662840
  4. 541f34
  5. 431728
  6. 32101d
  7. 230913
  8. 140409
  9. 070103
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b3959 with less saturation

  1. 8b3959
  2. 873d59
  3. 824159
  4. 7e4559
  5. 794959
  6. 754c59
  7. 704f59
  8. 6b5259
  9. 655459
  10. 5f5759

Questions about #8b3959

What color is #8b3959?

#8b3959 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Quinacridone Magenta. In RGB it is rgb(139, 57, 89), in HSL hsl(336.59, 41.84%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.562% 0.11678 358.215).

What colors go well with #8b3959?

The complementary color of #8b3959 is #006c5a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7c3f7a and #903b32. The triadic partners are #546100 and #006193.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b3959?

White text reads better on #8b3959: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and black gives 2.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b3959 a warm or cool color?

#8b3959 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 358 degrees, its lightness 46.6% and its chroma 0.117.