#8B233E#8B233E
#8B233E is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.139 H 10.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B233E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 35, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(344, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(344, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 55.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.90, 45.20, 9.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.90, 46.22, 12.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.08% 0.1371 0.0245) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.08% 0.139 10.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1191, 7.0405, 5.2773) |
| Luminance | 0.0704 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 3.43
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.20
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 4.84
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 5.05
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.45
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B233E #238B70
analogous
#8B2372 #8B233E #8B3C23
triadic
#8B233E #3E8B23 #233E8B
tetradic
#8B233E #728B23 #238B70 #3C238B
square
#8B233E #728B23 #238B70 #3C238B
split-complementary
#8B233E #238B3C #23728B
monochromatic
#290A12 #5A1728 #8B233E #BC2F54 #D45476
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.72
#8B233E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#8B233E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B233E
8.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B233E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B233E | 1.00 | 8.72 | 2.41 | 8.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D3E3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#58533B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98082E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b233e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 35, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.139 10.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26773',
500: '#8b233e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b233e; $custom-light: #b26773; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b233e",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 35,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 344.423,
"s": 59.77,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43075,
"c": 0.13927,
"h": 10.1
},
"luminance": 0.07039
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B233E
secondary
#52B89D
accent
#E3BA45
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6EBEC
border
#D0C6C7
text
#120608
muted
#817A7B