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#8b4c60 color: Hawthorn Rose

#8b4c60 is rgb(139, 76, 96) in RGB and oklch(49.77% 0.08806 0.469) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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341°
100%

49.8%
0.088
0°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8b4c60

#8b4c60 is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49.8% lightness, 0.088 chroma and a hue of 0°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.36:1 contrast and black text 3.3:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Hawthorn Rose (#884c5e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8b4c60 mixed with white

  1. 8b4c60
  2. 975d6f
  3. a36e7d
  4. af7f8d
  5. bb919c
  6. c6a3ac
  7. d2b5bc
  8. ddc7cc
  9. e9d9dd
  10. f4ecee

Darker: #8b4c60 mixed with black

  1. 8b4c60
  2. 784152
  3. 663645
  4. 542c38
  5. 43222c
  6. 321820
  7. 230f15
  8. 14060a
  9. 070203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b4c60 with less saturation

  1. 8b4c60
  2. 874f60
  3. 845160
  4. 805461
  5. 7c5661
  6. 785861
  7. 745a61
  8. 705d62
  9. 6c5f62
  10. 676162

Questions about #8b4c60

What color is #8b4c60?

#8b4c60 is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Hawthorn Rose. In RGB it is rgb(139, 76, 96), in HSL hsl(340.95, 29.3%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.77% 0.08806 0.469).

What colors go well with #8b4c60?

The complementary color of #8b4c60 is #087365. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7f4f7a and #8e4e44. The triadic partners are #5c6a2c and #2c6990.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b4c60?

White text reads better on #8b4c60: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and black gives 3.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b4c60 a warm or cool color?

#8b4c60 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 0 degrees, its lightness 49.8% and its chroma 0.088.