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#8b4e53 color: Roan Rouge

#8b4e53 is rgb(139, 78, 83) in RGB and oklch(49.726% 0.08224 15.249) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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355°
100%

49.7%
0.082
15°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.34:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.31:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8b4e53

#8b4e53 is a soft dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 49.7% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 15°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.34:1 contrast and black text 3.31:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Roan Rouge (#885156). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark rose colors

Lighter: #8b4e53 mixed with white

  1. 8b4e53
  2. 975f63
  3. a37073
  4. af8183
  5. bb9294
  6. c6a3a5
  7. d2b5b6
  8. ddc7c8
  9. e9dada
  10. f4ecec

Darker: #8b4e53 mixed with black

  1. 8b4e53
  2. 784347
  3. 66383b
  4. 542d30
  5. 432325
  6. 32191b
  7. 230f11
  8. 140708
  9. 070202
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b4e53 with less saturation

  1. 8b4e53
  2. 875055
  3. 845356
  4. 805558
  5. 7c5759
  6. 78595b
  7. 745b5c
  8. 705d5e
  9. 6c5f5f
  10. 676161

Questions about #8b4e53

What color is #8b4e53?

#8b4e53 is soft dark rose. The closest named color is Roan Rouge. In RGB it is rgb(139, 78, 83), in HSL hsl(355.08, 28.11%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.726% 0.08224 15.249).

What colors go well with #8b4e53?

The complementary color of #8b4e53 is #0b7171. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #844f6d and #895339. The triadic partners are #4d6d3c and #416491.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b4e53?

White text reads better on #8b4e53: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and black gives 3.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b4e53 a warm or cool color?

#8b4e53 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 15 degrees, its lightness 49.7% and its chroma 0.082.