#8A2440#8A2440
#8A2440 is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.137 H 8.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2440 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 36, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(344, 59%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(344, 74%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 53.6%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.89, 44.68, 8.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.89, 45.44, 10.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.05% 0.1358 0.0213) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.05% 0.137 8.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.0386, 7.0368, 5.5738) |
| Luminance | 0.0703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 3.78
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 4.54
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 4.65
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.67
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.64
Wine (survey)
#80013F
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2440 #248A6E
analogous
#8A2473 #8A2440 #8A3B24
triadic
#8A2440 #408A24 #24408A
tetradic
#8A2440 #738A24 #248A6E #3B248A
square
#8A2440 #738A24 #248A6E #3B248A
split-complementary
#8A2440 #248A3B #24738A
monochromatic
#290B13 #591729 #8A2440 #BB3157 #D35678
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.72
#8A2440 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#8A2440 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2440
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2440 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2440 | 1.00 | 8.72 | 2.41 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D3E41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#58533E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#970D2F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2440; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 36, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.137 8.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26774',
500: '#8a2440',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2440; $custom-light: #b26774; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2440",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 36,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 343.529,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4305,
"c": 0.13746,
"h": 8.9
},
"luminance": 0.07035
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2440
secondary
#53B79B
accent
#E2B746
background
#FBF6F7
surface
#F6EBED
border
#D0C6C8
text
#120608
muted
#817A7B