#8A2545#8A2545
#8A2545 is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.137 H 5.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A2545 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 37, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(341, 58%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(341, 73%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 50%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.16, 44.74, 5.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.16, 45.07, 6.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.3% 0.1366 0.0142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.3% 0.137 5.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2180, 7.1577, 6.3673) |
| Luminance | 0.0716 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 3.71
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 3.90
Mulberry
#920A4E
ΔE00 4.76
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 4.79
Wine (survey)
#80013F
ΔE00 5.19
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A2545 #258A6A
analogous
#8A2578 #8A2545 #8A3825
triadic
#8A2545 #458A25 #25458A
tetradic
#8A2545 #788A25 #258A6A #38258A
square
#8A2545 #788A25 #258A6A #38258A
split-complementary
#8A2545 #258A38 #25788A
monochromatic
#290B15 #5A182D #8A2545 #BA325D #D2577E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.64
#8A2545 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#8A2545 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A2545
8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A2545 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A2545 | 1.00 | 8.64 | 2.43 | 8.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D3F46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#575343
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#961232
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a2545; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 37, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.137 5.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b16878',
500: '#8a2545',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a2545; $custom-light: #b16878; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a2545",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 37,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 340.99,
"s": 57.714,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43295,
"c": 0.1373,
"h": 5.9
},
"luminance": 0.07156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A2545
secondary
#54B797
accent
#E1B047
background
#FBF6F7
surface
#F6EBED
border
#D0C6C8
text
#120708
muted
#817A7B