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#8b396f color: Midnight Aubergine

#8b396f is rgb(139, 57, 111) in RGB and oklch(47.42% 0.12928 342.872) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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320°
100%

47.4%
0.129
343°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Cherry
  • pink-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.21:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.91:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8b396f

#8b396f is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 47.4% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 343°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.21:1 contrast and black text 2.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853c69). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-800.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8b396f mixed with white

  1. 8b396f
  2. 984d7d
  3. a4608a
  4. b07398
  5. bc87a6
  6. c89ab5
  7. d3aec3
  8. dec2d2
  9. e9d6e1
  10. f4eaf0

Darker: #8b396f mixed with black

  1. 8b396f
  2. 783060
  3. 662851
  4. 541f42
  5. 431734
  6. 321027
  7. 23091a
  8. 14040e
  9. 070104
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8b396f with less saturation

  1. 8b396f
  2. 873e6d
  3. 83426b
  4. 7f4669
  5. 7a4a68
  6. 764d66
  7. 715064
  8. 6c5462
  9. 675660
  10. 62595e

Questions about #8b396f

What color is #8b396f?

#8b396f is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine. In RGB it is rgb(139, 57, 111), in HSL hsl(320.49, 41.84%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.42% 0.12928 342.872).

What colors go well with #8b396f?

The complementary color of #8b396f is #007146. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #75428f and #963647. The triadic partners are #695d00 and #006888.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b396f?

White text reads better on #8b396f: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 and black gives 2.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b396f a warm or cool color?

#8b396f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 343 degrees, its lightness 47.4% and its chroma 0.129.