Skip to the color picker

#8d5461 color: Pink Peppercorn

#8d5461 is rgb(141, 84, 97) in RGB and oklch(51.47% 0.07741 5.396) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

346°
100%

51.5%
0.077
5°
  • Rose
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Dusty
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • mauve-500
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.88:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.57:1Hard to read
Lc 25

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #8d5461

#8d5461 is a dusty rose color. In OKLCH it has 51.5% lightness, 0.077 chroma and a hue of 5°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.88:1 contrast and black text 3.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pink Peppercorn (#8e5565). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium rose colors

Lighter: #8d5461 mixed with white

  1. 8d5461
  2. 99646f
  3. a4747e
  4. b0858d
  5. bc969d
  6. c7a7ad
  7. d2b8bd
  8. dec9cd
  9. e9dbdd
  10. f4edee

Darker: #8d5461 mixed with black

  1. 8d5461
  2. 7a4853
  3. 673c46
  4. 553139
  5. 44262d
  6. 331b21
  7. 231115
  8. 14080b
  9. 070203
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8d5461 with less saturation

  1. 8d5461
  2. 8a5662
  3. 865862
  4. 835a63
  5. 7f5c64
  6. 7b5e64
  7. 786065
  8. 746265
  9. 706466
  10. 6c6667

Questions about #8d5461

What color is #8d5461?

#8d5461 is dusty rose. The closest named color is Pink Peppercorn. In RGB it is rgb(141, 84, 97), in HSL hsl(346.32, 25.33%, 44.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.47% 0.07741 5.396).

What colors go well with #8d5461?

The complementary color of #8d5461 is #25766d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #835679 and #8e5748. The triadic partners are #5d6f3c and #3f6c91.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d5461?

White text reads better on #8d5461: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and black gives 3.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d5461 a warm or cool color?

#8d5461 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 5 degrees, its lightness 51.5% and its chroma 0.077.