#8B224B#8B224B
#8B224B is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.143 H 1.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B224B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 34, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(337, 61%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(337, 76%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.5%, 46%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.13, 46.75, 1.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.13, 46.77, 1.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.36% 0.1433 0.0043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.36% 0.143 1.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4905, 7.1427, 7.3762) |
| Luminance | 0.0714 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mulberry
#920A4E
ΔE00 2.87
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 2.94
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 3.51
Reddish Purple
#910951
ΔE00 3.54
Red Purple
#820747
ΔE00 4.16
Wine (survey)
#80013F
ΔE00 4.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B224B #228B62
analogous
#8B2280 #8B224B #8B2D22
triadic
#8B224B #4B8B22 #224B8B
tetradic
#8B224B #808B22 #228B62 #2D228B
square
#8B224B #808B22 #228B62 #2D228B
split-complementary
#8B224B #228B2D #22808B
monochromatic
#290A16 #5A1630 #8B224B #BC2E66 #D55385
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.65
#8B224B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#8B224B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B224B
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B224B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B224B | 1.00 | 8.65 | 2.43 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A3F4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#565349
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#971033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b224b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 34, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.143 1.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b2677d',
500: '#8b224b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b224b; $custom-light: #b2677d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b224b",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 34,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 336.571,
"s": 60.694,
"l": 33.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43363,
"c": 0.14338,
"h": 1.7
},
"luminance": 0.07141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B224B
secondary
#50B890
accent
#E4A544
background
#FBF6F7
surface
#F6EBEE
border
#D0C6C9
text
#120609
muted
#817A7B