#8A233F#8A233F
#8A233F is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.138 H 9.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A233F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 35, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(344, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(344, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 54.3%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.73, 44.97, 8.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.73, 45.81, 11.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.92% 0.1366 0.0223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.92% 0.138 9.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.9806, 6.9659, 5.4153) |
| Luminance | 0.0696 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 3.55
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.51
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 4.60
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 4.76
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.44
Wine (survey)
#80013F
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A233F #238A6E
analogous
#8A2373 #8A233F #8A3A23
triadic
#8A233F #3F8A23 #233F8A
tetradic
#8A233F #738A23 #238A6E #3A238A
square
#8A233F #738A23 #238A6E #3A238A
split-complementary
#8A233F #238A3A #23738A
monochromatic
#280A12 #591729 #8A233F #BB2F55 #D45477
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.78
#8A233F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.39
#8A233F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A233F
8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A233F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A233F | 1.00 | 8.78 | 2.39 | 8.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D3D40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#58523C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#970A2F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a233f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.138 9.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26773',
500: '#8a233f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a233f; $custom-light: #b26773; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a233f",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 35,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 343.689,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42922,
"c": 0.13842,
"h": 9.3
},
"luminance": 0.06964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A233F
secondary
#51B79C
accent
#E3B845
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6EBEC
border
#D0C6C7
text
#120608
muted
#817A7B