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#8b455e color: Redcurrant

#8b455e is rgb(139, 69, 94) in RGB and oklch(48.543% 0.09916 358.794) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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339°
100%

48.5%
0.099
359°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • pink-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.75:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.11:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8b455e

#8b455e is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 359°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.75:1 contrast and black text 3.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Redcurrant (#88455e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-800.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8b455e mixed with white

  1. 8b455e
  2. 97576d
  3. a4697c
  4. b07b8b
  5. bb8d9b
  6. c79fab
  7. d2b2bb
  8. dec5cc
  9. e9d8dd
  10. f4ebee

Darker: #8b455e mixed with black

  1. 8b455e
  2. 783b51
  3. 663144
  4. 542737
  5. 431e2b
  6. 32151f
  7. 230c14
  8. 14050a
  9. 070203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b455e with less saturation

  1. 8b455e
  2. 87485e
  3. 834b5e
  4. 7f4e5e
  5. 7b515e
  6. 77545e
  7. 72565f
  8. 6e585f
  9. 695b5f
  10. 645d5f

Questions about #8b455e

What color is #8b455e?

#8b455e is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Redcurrant. In RGB it is rgb(139, 69, 94), in HSL hsl(338.57, 33.65%, 40.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.543% 0.09916 358.794).

What colors go well with #8b455e?

The complementary color of #8b455e is #007160. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7d497b and #8f473e. The triadic partners are #5a671b and #186691.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b455e?

White text reads better on #8b455e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and black gives 3.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b455e a warm or cool color?

#8b455e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 359 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.099.