Skip to the color picker

#8b404c color: Silk Satin

#8b404c is rgb(139, 64, 76) in RGB and oklch(47.199% 0.10255 11.854) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

350°
100%

47.2%
0.103
12°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.94:1Hard to read
Lc 20

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #8b404c

#8b404c is a soft dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 12°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.15:1 contrast and black text 2.94:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Silk Satin (#8b4248). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark rose colors

Lighter: #8b404c mixed with white

  1. 8b404c
  2. 98525c
  3. a4656d
  4. b0777e
  5. bc8a8f
  6. c89da1
  7. d3b0b3
  8. dec3c6
  9. e9d7d8
  10. f4ebec

Darker: #8b404c mixed with black

  1. 8b404c
  2. 783641
  3. 662d36
  4. 54242c
  5. 431b22
  6. 321318
  7. 230b0f
  8. 140506
  9. 070102
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b404c with less saturation

  1. 8b404c
  2. 87444e
  3. 83474f
  4. 7e4a51
  5. 7a4d52
  6. 754f54
  7. 715255
  8. 6c5557
  9. 665758
  10. 61595a

Questions about #8b404c

What color is #8b404c?

#8b404c is soft dark rose. The closest named color is Silk Satin. In RGB it is rgb(139, 64, 76), in HSL hsl(350.4, 36.95%, 39.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.199% 0.10255 11.854).

What colors go well with #8b404c?

The complementary color of #8b404c is #006c6a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #81426c and #8a4529. The triadic partners are #456724 and #2b5e93.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b404c?

White text reads better on #8b404c: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 and black gives 2.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b404c a warm or cool color?

#8b404c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 12 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.103.