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#8b484d color: Rhubarb Smoothie

#8b484d is rgb(139, 72, 77) in RGB and oklch(48.528% 0.09089 16.328) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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356°
100%

48.5%
0.091
16°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.71:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.13:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #8b484d

#8b484d is a soft dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 48.5% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 16°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.71:1 contrast and black text 3.13:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Rhubarb Smoothie (#8c474b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark rose colors

Lighter: #8b484d mixed with white

  1. 8b484d
  2. 97595d
  3. a36b6e
  4. af7d7f
  5. bb8e90
  6. c7a1a2
  7. d2b3b4
  8. dec6c6
  9. e9d8d9
  10. f4ecec

Darker: #8b484d mixed with black

  1. 8b484d
  2. 783d42
  3. 663337
  4. 54292c
  5. 431f22
  6. 321618
  7. 230d0f
  8. 140607
  9. 070202
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b484d with less saturation

  1. 8b484d
  2. 874b4f
  3. 834e51
  4. 7f5052
  5. 7b5254
  6. 775556
  7. 725758
  8. 6e595a
  9. 695b5b
  10. 645d5d

Questions about #8b484d

What color is #8b484d?

#8b484d is soft dark rose. The closest named color is Rhubarb Smoothie. In RGB it is rgb(139, 72, 77), in HSL hsl(355.52, 31.75%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.528% 0.09089 16.328).

What colors go well with #8b484d?

The complementary color of #8b484d is #006e70. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #84496a and #894d30. The triadic partners are #466b35 and #3b6092.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b484d?

White text reads better on #8b484d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and black gives 3.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b484d a warm or cool color?

#8b484d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 16 degrees, its lightness 48.5% and its chroma 0.091.