Skip to the color picker

#a04450 color: Charleston Cherry

#a04450 is rgb(160, 68, 80) in RGB and oklch(51.106% 0.12246 14.508) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

352°
100%

51.1%
0.122
15°
  • Rose
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Marsala
  • orange-800
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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 #a04450

#a04450 is a soft rose color. In OKLCH it has 51.1% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 15°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.11:1 contrast and black text 3.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Charleston Cherry (#9f414b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More medium rose colors

Lighter: #a04450 mixed with white

  1. a04450
  2. ab5760
  3. b66970
  4. c07c81
  5. ca8e92
  6. d4a0a3
  7. ddb3b5
  8. e6c6c7
  9. efd9da
  10. f7ecec

Darker: #a04450 mixed with black

  1. a04450
  2. 8b3a44
  3. 763039
  4. 61262e
  5. 4e1d24
  6. 3b141a
  7. 290c10
  8. 190507
  9. 090202
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a04450 with less saturation

  1. a04450
  2. 9b4952
  3. 964d55
  4. 915157
  5. 8b5459
  6. 86585b
  7. 805b5e
  8. 7a5e60
  9. 746162
  10. 6d6464

Questions about #a04450

What color is #a04450?

#a04450 is soft rose. The closest named color is Charleston Cherry. In RGB it is rgb(160, 68, 80), in HSL hsl(352.17, 40.35%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.106% 0.12246 14.508).

What colors go well with #a04450?

The complementary color of #a04450 is #007879. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #964677 and #9e4b22. The triadic partners are #467524 and #2f67ab.

Is white or black text more readable on #a04450?

White text reads better on #a04450: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and black gives 3.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a04450 a warm or cool color?

#a04450 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 15 degrees, its lightness 51.1% and its chroma 0.122.