#8B2245#8B2245
#8B2245 is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.142 H 5.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2245 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 34, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(340, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(340, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 50.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.95, 46.18, 5.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.95, 46.46, 6.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.18% 0.1411 0.0135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.18% 0.142 5.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2947, 7.0644, 6.3452) |
| Luminance | 0.0706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 3.26
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 3.41
Mulberry
#920A4E
ΔE00 4.29
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 4.63
Wine (survey)
#80013F
ΔE00 4.81
Reddish Purple
#910951
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2245 #228B68
analogous
#8B227A #8B2245 #8B3422
triadic
#8B2245 #458B22 #22458B
tetradic
#8B2245 #7A8B22 #228B68 #34228B
square
#8B2245 #7A8B22 #228B68 #34228B
split-complementary
#8B2245 #228B34 #227A8B
monochromatic
#290A14 #5A162D #8B2245 #BC2E5D #D5537E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.70
#8B2245 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#8B2245 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2245
8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2245 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2245 | 1.00 | 8.70 | 2.41 | 8.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3B3E46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#575342
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980B31
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2245; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.142 5.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26778',
500: '#8b2245',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2245; $custom-light: #b26778; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2245",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 34,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 340,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43175,
"c": 0.14172,
"h": 5.5
},
"luminance": 0.07063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2245
secondary
#50B896
accent
#E4AF44
background
#FBF6F7
surface
#F6EBED
border
#D0C6C8
text
#120608
muted
#817A7B