#8B2249#8B2249
#8B2249 is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.143 H 3.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2249 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 34, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(338, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(338, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 47.5%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.07, 46.55, 2.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.07, 46.63, 3.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.3% 0.1426 0.0074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.3% 0.143 3) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4231, 7.1157, 7.0213) |
| Luminance | 0.0711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 2.90
Mulberry
#920A4E
ΔE00 3.27
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 3.35
Reddish Purple
#910951
ΔE00 4.04
Wine (survey)
#80013F
ΔE00 4.43
Red Purple
#820747
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2249 #228B64
analogous
#8B227E #8B2249 #8B2F22
triadic
#8B2249 #498B22 #22498B
tetradic
#8B2249 #7E8B22 #228B64 #2F228B
square
#8B2249 #7E8B22 #228B64 #2F228B
split-complementary
#8B2249 #228B2F #227E8B
monochromatic
#290A15 #5A162F #8B2249 #BC2E63 #D55383
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.67
#8B2249 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.42
#8B2249 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2249
8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2249 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2249 | 1.00 | 8.67 | 2.42 | 8.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A3E4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#565347
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#970E33
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2249; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.143 3.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2677b',
500: '#8b2249',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2249; $custom-light: #b2677b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2249",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 34,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 337.714,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43299,
"c": 0.14278,
"h": 3
},
"luminance": 0.07114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2249
secondary
#50B892
accent
#E4A844
background
#FBF6F7
surface
#F6EBED
border
#D0C6C8
text
#120609
muted
#817A7B