#8B2340#8B2340
#8B2340 is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.140 H 8.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2340 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 35, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(343, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(343, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.8%, 54%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.95, 45.37, 8.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(31.95, 46.14, 10.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.13% 0.1379 0.0216) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.13% 0.14 8.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1750, 7.0629, 5.5717) |
| Luminance | 0.0706 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 3.66
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 4.36
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.46
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 4.49
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.63
Wine (survey)
#80013F
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2340 #238B6E
analogous
#8B2374 #8B2340 #8B3A23
triadic
#8B2340 #408B23 #23408B
tetradic
#8B2340 #748B23 #238B6E #3A238B
square
#8B2340 #748B23 #238B6E #3A238B
split-complementary
#8B2340 #238B3A #23748B
monochromatic
#290A13 #5A1729 #8B2340 #BC2F57 #D45478
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.71
#8B2340 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.41
#8B2340 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2340
8.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2340 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2340 | 1.00 | 8.71 | 2.41 | 8.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D3E41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#58533D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980A2F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4B4B4B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2340; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 35, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.140 8.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26774',
500: '#8b2340',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2340; $custom-light: #b26774; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2340",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 35,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 343.269,
"s": 59.77,
"l": 34.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43129,
"c": 0.13958,
"h": 8.9
},
"luminance": 0.07061
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2340
secondary
#52B89B
accent
#E3B745
background
#FBF6F7
surface
#F6EBED
border
#D0C6C8
text
#120608
muted
#817A7B