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#8d495e color: Violet Quartz

#8d495e is rgb(141, 73, 94) in RGB and oklch(49.477% 0.09478 1.459) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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341°
100%

49.5%
0.095
1°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.25:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8d495e

#8d495e is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 1°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.47:1 contrast and black text 3.25:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Quartz (#8b4963). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #8d495e mixed with white

  1. 8d495e
  2. 995a6d
  3. a56c7c
  4. b17d8b
  5. bc8f9b
  6. c8a1ab
  7. d3b3bb
  8. dec6cc
  9. e9d9dd
  10. f4ecee

Darker: #8d495e mixed with black

  1. 8d495e
  2. 7a3e51
  3. 673444
  4. 552a37
  5. 44202b
  6. 33171f
  7. 230e14
  8. 14060a
  9. 070203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d495e with less saturation

  1. 8d495e
  2. 894c5e
  3. 854f5f
  4. 81525f
  5. 7d545f
  6. 795760
  7. 755960
  8. 705b61
  9. 6c5d61
  10. 676061

Questions about #8d495e

What color is #8d495e?

#8d495e is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Violet Quartz. In RGB it is rgb(141, 73, 94), in HSL hsl(341.47, 31.78%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.477% 0.09478 1.459).

What colors go well with #8d495e?

The complementary color of #8d495e is #007365. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #814c7a and #904b3f. The triadic partners are #596a26 and #266893.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d495e?

White text reads better on #8d495e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and black gives 3.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d495e a warm or cool color?

#8d495e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 1 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.095.