#8B253F#8B253F
#8B253F is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.137 H 10.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B253F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 37, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 58%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 73%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 54.7%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.20, 44.52, 9.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.20, 45.51, 11.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.3% 0.1351 0.024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.3% 0.137 10.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.2073, 7.1727, 5.4433) |
| Luminance | 0.0717 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 3.77
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.39
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 4.94
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 5.08
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.73
Wine
#722F37
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B253F #258B71
analogous
#8B2572 #8B253F #8B3E25
triadic
#8B253F #3F8B25 #253F8B
tetradic
#8B253F #728B25 #258B71 #3E258B
square
#8B253F #728B25 #258B71 #3E258B
split-complementary
#8B253F #258B3E #25728B
monochromatic
#2A0B13 #5B1829 #8B253F #BB3255 #D35877
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.63
#8B253F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#8B253F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B253F
8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B253F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B253F | 1.00 | 8.63 | 2.43 | 8.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E3F3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#59533C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#980E30
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b253f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 37, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.137 10.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26873',
500: '#8b253f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b253f; $custom-light: #b26873; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b253f",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 37,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 344.706,
"s": 57.955,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43304,
"c": 0.13719,
"h": 10.1
},
"luminance": 0.07171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B253F
secondary
#55B79E
accent
#E1BA47
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6EBEC
border
#D0C6C7
text
#120708
muted
#817A7B