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#db8a95 color: Melancholy

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352°
100%

OKLCH

72%
0.100
11°
  • ≈ Salmon
  • Rose
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • taupe-400
  • Black 14%

Looks the same on every screen.

White text2.60:1 · Below AALc -56
Black text8.08:1 · AALc 53

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About #db8a95

#db8a95 is a soft light rose color. In OKLCH it has 72% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 11°.

Looks the same on every screen.

White text on it reaches 2.6:1 contrast and black text 8.08:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Melancholy (#dd8899). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is taupe-400.

More light rose colors

Lighter: #db8a95 mixed with white

  1. db8a95
  2. e0969f
  3. e4a1a9
  4. e8adb4
  5. ecb9be
  6. f0c4c9
  7. f3d0d3
  8. f6dcde
  9. fae7e9
  10. fcf3f4

Darker: #db8a95 mixed with black

  1. db8a95
  2. be7781
  3. a2656d
  4. 87535a
  5. 6d4248
  6. 543237
  7. 3c2226
  8. 261416
  9. 110708
  10. 020101

Calmer: #db8a95 with less saturation

  1. db8a95
  2. d68d97
  3. d19098
  4. cc939a
  5. c7969b
  6. c2989d
  7. bc9b9e
  8. b69da0
  9. b1a0a1
  10. aba2a3