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#8b4e63 color: Red Shrivel

#8b4e63 is rgb(139, 78, 99) in RGB and oklch(50.212% 0.08581 358.609) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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339°
100%

50.2%
0.086
359°
  • Pink
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.24:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.37:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8b4e63

#8b4e63 is a soft pink color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 359°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.24:1 contrast and black text 3.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Red Shrivel (#874c62). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium pink colors

Lighter: #8b4e63 mixed with white

  1. 8b4e63
  2. 975f71
  3. a37080
  4. af818f
  5. bb929e
  6. c6a3ae
  7. d2b5bd
  8. ddc7ce
  9. e8dade
  10. f4ecee

Darker: #8b4e63 mixed with black

  1. 8b4e63
  2. 784355
  3. 663847
  4. 542d3a
  5. 43232e
  6. 321921
  7. 230f16
  8. 14070b
  9. 070203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8b4e63 with less saturation

  1. 8b4e63
  2. 885163
  3. 845363
  4. 805563
  5. 7d5863
  6. 795a63
  7. 755c63
  8. 715e63
  9. 6d6064
  10. 686264

Questions about #8b4e63

What color is #8b4e63?

#8b4e63 is soft pink. The closest named color is Red Shrivel. In RGB it is rgb(139, 78, 99), in HSL hsl(339.34, 28.11%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.212% 0.08581 358.609).

What colors go well with #8b4e63?

The complementary color of #8b4e63 is #167464. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7f517c and #8e5047. The triadic partners are #5f6b2e and #2e6a8f.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b4e63?

White text reads better on #8b4e63: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and black gives 3.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b4e63 a warm or cool color?

#8b4e63 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 359 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.086.