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#953e53 color: Ancient Magenta

#953e53 is rgb(149, 62, 83) in RGB and oklch(48.631% 0.11846 7.566) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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346°
100%

48.6%
0.118
8°
  • Rose
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • pink-800
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -88
Black text
3.09:1Hard to read
Lc 21

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About #953e53

#953e53 is a soft dark rose color. In OKLCH it has 48.6% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 8°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.79:1 contrast and black text 3.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Ancient Magenta (#953d55). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-800.

More dark rose colors

Lighter: #953e53 mixed with white

  1. 953e53
  2. a15163
  3. ad6473
  4. b87783
  5. c38a94
  6. ce9da5
  7. d8b0b6
  8. e2c3c8
  9. ecd7da
  10. f6ebec

Darker: #953e53 mixed with black

  1. 953e53
  2. 813547
  3. 6d2b3b
  4. 5a2330
  5. 481a25
  6. 37121b
  7. 260a11
  8. 160408
  9. 080102
  10. 010000

Calmer: #953e53 with less saturation

  1. 953e53
  2. 904254
  3. 8c4755
  4. 874a57
  5. 824e58
  6. 7d5159
  7. 77545a
  8. 72575c
  9. 6c5a5d
  10. 665d5e

Questions about #953e53

What color is #953e53?

#953e53 is soft dark rose. The closest named color is Ancient Magenta. In RGB it is rgb(149, 62, 83), in HSL hsl(345.52, 41.23%, 41.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.631% 0.11846 7.566).

What colors go well with #953e53?

The complementary color of #953e53 is #00716a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #884277 and #964329. The triadic partners are #4c6b10 and #16639e.

Is white or black text more readable on #953e53?

White text reads better on #953e53: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and black gives 3.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #953e53 a warm or cool color?

#953e53 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 8 degrees, its lightness 48.6% and its chroma 0.118.