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#8b424f color: Liaison

#8b424f is rgb(139, 66, 79) in RGB and oklch(47.599% 0.09992 10.449) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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349°
100%

47.6%
0.100
10°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.02:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.99:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8b424f

#8b424f is a soft dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 47.6% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 10°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.02:1 contrast and black text 2.99:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8c3f52). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark rose colors

Lighter: #8b424f mixed with white

  1. 8b424f
  2. 98545f
  3. a4666f
  4. b07980
  5. bc8b91
  6. c79ea3
  7. d3b1b4
  8. dec4c7
  9. e9d7d9
  10. f4ebec

Darker: #8b424f mixed with black

  1. 8b424f
  2. 783844
  3. 662f38
  4. 54252e
  5. 431c23
  6. 321419
  7. 230b10
  8. 140507
  9. 070102
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b424f with less saturation

  1. 8b424f
  2. 874550
  3. 834952
  4. 7f4b53
  5. 7a4e54
  6. 765156
  7. 715357
  8. 6c5658
  9. 67585a
  10. 625a5b

Questions about #8b424f

What color is #8b424f?

#8b424f is soft dark rose. The closest named color is Liaison. In RGB it is rgb(139, 66, 79), in HSL hsl(349.32, 35.61%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.599% 0.09992 10.449).

What colors go well with #8b424f?

The complementary color of #8b424f is #006e69. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #81446e and #8b472e. The triadic partners are #496726 and #2b5f92.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b424f?

White text reads better on #8b424f: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.02:1 and black gives 2.99:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b424f a warm or cool color?

#8b424f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 10 degrees, its lightness 47.6% and its chroma 0.1.