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#8c2b60 color: Boysenberry

#8c2b60 is rgb(140, 43, 96) in RGB and oklch(45.226% 0.14199 350.578) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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327°
100%

45.2%
0.142
351°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Cherry
  • pink-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -92
Black text
2.63:1Hard to read
Lc 17

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About #8c2b60

#8c2b60 is a deep dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 45.2% lightness, 0.142 chroma and a hue of 351°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.99:1 contrast and black text 2.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Boysenberry (#873260). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-900.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8c2b60 mixed with white

  1. 8c2b60
  2. 99426f
  3. a6577e
  4. b26b8d
  5. be809c
  6. ca95ac
  7. d5a9bc
  8. e0becd
  9. ebd4dd
  10. f5e9ee

Darker: #8c2b60 mixed with black

  1. 8c2b60
  2. 792452
  3. 671d45
  4. 551638
  5. 43102c
  6. 330a20
  7. 230515
  8. 14020a
  9. 070103
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8c2b60 with less saturation

  1. 8c2b60
  2. 87325f
  3. 83375e
  4. 7e3c5d
  5. 79415c
  6. 74455b
  7. 6e495a
  8. 694c59
  9. 635058
  10. 5c5357

Questions about #8c2b60

What color is #8c2b60?

#8c2b60 is deep dark pink. The closest named color is Boysenberry. In RGB it is rgb(140, 43, 96), in HSL hsl(327.22, 53.01%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(45.226% 0.14199 350.578).

What colors go well with #8c2b60?

The complementary color of #8c2b60 is #00694d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #783585 and #952a32. The triadic partners are #5a5b00 and #005f89.

Is white or black text more readable on #8c2b60?

White text reads better on #8c2b60: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and black gives 2.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8c2b60 a warm or cool color?

#8c2b60 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 351 degrees, its lightness 45.2% and its chroma 0.142.