#8A2340#8A2340
#8A2340 is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.139 H 8.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2340 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 35, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(343, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(343, 75%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 53.6%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.75, 45.05, 8.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.75, 45.78, 10.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.95% 0.137 0.0208) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.95% 0.139 8.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0088, 6.9771, 5.5639) |
| Luminance | 0.0698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 3.69
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 4.38
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 4.50
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.65
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.55
Wine (survey)
#80013F
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2340 #238A6D
analogous
#8A2374 #8A2340 #8A3A23
triadic
#8A2340 #408A23 #23408A
tetradic
#8A2340 #748A23 #238A6D #3A238A
square
#8A2340 #748A23 #238A6D #3A238A
split-complementary
#8A2340 #238A3A #23748A
monochromatic
#280A13 #591729 #8A2340 #BB2F57 #D45478
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.77
#8A2340 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.40
#8A2340 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2340
8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2340 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2340 | 1.00 | 8.77 | 2.40 | 8.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C3D41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#57523D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#970B2F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2340; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 35, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.139 8.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26774',
500: '#8a2340',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2340; $custom-light: #b26774; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2340",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 35,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 343.107,
"s": 59.538,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42949,
"c": 0.13858,
"h": 8.6
},
"luminance": 0.06976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2340
secondary
#51B79B
accent
#E3B645
background
#FBF6F7
surface
#F6EBED
border
#D0C6C8
text
#120608
muted
#817A7B