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#a8548d color: Brilliant Carmine

#a8548d is rgb(168, 84, 141) in RGB and oklch(56.637% 0.13061 340.966) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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319°
100%

56.6%
0.131
341°
  • Pink
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -79
Black text
4.32:1Hard to read
Lc 31

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About #a8548d

#a8548d is a soft pink color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 341°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.86:1 contrast and black text 4.32:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brilliant Carmine (#ad548f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-500.

More medium pink colors

Lighter: #a8548d mixed with white

  1. a8548d
  2. b26598
  3. bb76a3
  4. c487ae
  5. cd98ba
  6. d6a8c5
  7. dfb9d0
  8. e7cbdc
  9. efdce8
  10. f7edf3

Darker: #a8548d mixed with black

  1. a8548d
  2. 92487a
  3. 7c3c67
  4. 673155
  5. 522644
  6. 3f1b33
  7. 2c1123
  8. 1a0814
  9. 0a0207
  10. 010001

Calmer: #a8548d with less saturation

  1. a8548d
  2. a4588b
  3. 9f5c89
  4. 9b6086
  5. 966484
  6. 916782
  7. 8c6a80
  8. 876e7d
  9. 82717b
  10. 7c7379

Questions about #a8548d

What color is #a8548d?

#a8548d is soft pink. The closest named color is Brilliant Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(168, 84, 141), in HSL hsl(319.29, 33.33%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.637% 0.13061 340.966).

What colors go well with #a8548d?

The complementary color of #a8548d is #008d5c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8f5eae and #b55163. The triadic partners are #887700 and #0085a9.

Is white or black text more readable on #a8548d?

White text reads better on #a8548d: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and black gives 4.32:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a8548d a warm or cool color?

#a8548d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 341 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.131.