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#8e4245 color: Silk Satin

#8e4245 is rgb(142, 66, 69) in RGB and oklch(47.786% 0.10332 19.351) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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358°
100%

47.8%
0.103
19°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • amber-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.96:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
3.02:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8e4245

#8e4245 is a soft dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 47.8% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 19°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.96:1 contrast and black text 3.02:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Silk Satin (#8b4248). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-800.

More dark rose colors

Lighter: #8e4245 mixed with white

  1. 8e4245
  2. 9a5456
  3. a66767
  4. b27979
  5. be8b8b
  6. c99e9d
  7. d4b1b0
  8. dfc4c3
  9. ead7d7
  10. f5ebeb

Darker: #8e4245 mixed with black

  1. 8e4245
  2. 7b383b
  3. 682f31
  4. 562527
  5. 441c1e
  6. 341415
  7. 240b0c
  8. 150505
  9. 070102
  10. 010000

Calmer: #8e4245 with less saturation

  1. 8e4245
  2. 8a4648
  3. 85494a
  4. 814c4c
  5. 7c4f4f
  6. 785151
  7. 735454
  8. 6e5656
  9. 685958
  10. 635b5b

Questions about #8e4245

What color is #8e4245?

#8e4245 is soft dark rose. The closest named color is Silk Satin. In RGB it is rgb(142, 66, 69), in HSL hsl(357.63, 36.54%, 40.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.786% 0.10332 19.351).

What colors go well with #8e4245?

The complementary color of #8e4245 is #006d73. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #874266 and #8a4921. The triadic partners are #3c6b2f and #385c97.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e4245?

White text reads better on #8e4245: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and black gives 3.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e4245 a warm or cool color?

#8e4245 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 19 degrees, its lightness 47.8% and its chroma 0.103.