#8A3856#8A3856

#8A3856 is a mid, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.116 H 359.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A3856
RGB	rgb(138, 56, 86)
HSL	hsl(338, 42%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(338, 59%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 37.7%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.80, 38.09, -0.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.80, 38.09, 359.49°)
OKLab	oklab(46.16% 0.1161 -0.0004)
OKLCH	oklch(46.16% 0.116 359.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5759, 8.9049, 9.8062)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A3856 #388A6C

analogous

#8A387F #8A3856 #8A4338

triadic

#8A3856 #568A38 #38568A

tetradic

#8A3856 #7F8A38 #388A6C #43388A

square

#8A3856 #7F8A38 #388A6C #43388A

split-complementary

#8A3856 #388A43 #387F8A

monochromatic

#331520 #5E263B #8A3856 #B54A71 #C77593

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#8A3856 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#8A3856 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A3856

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A3856	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A3856	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464B57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C5A54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#953143

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a3856;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 56, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.116 359.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af7285',
    500: '#8a3856',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a3856;
$custom-light: #af7285;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a3856",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 338.049,
    "s": 42.268,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46164,
    "c": 0.1161,
    "h": 359.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A3856

secondary

#6EB098

accent

#D2A556

background

#FBF7F8

surface

#F6EDEF

border

#D0C8CA

text

#11080B

muted

#807B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A3856

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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