#8B2545#8B2545
#8B2545 is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.138 H 6.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8B2545 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(139, 37, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(341, 58%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(341, 73%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 50.4%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.35, 45.06, 5.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.35, 45.42, 7.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.47% 0.1375 0.015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.47% 0.138 6.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3842, 7.2434, 6.3751) |
| Luminance | 0.0724 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 3.65
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 3.83
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 4.72
Mulberry
#920A4E
ΔE00 4.83
Wine (survey)
#80013F
ΔE00 5.35
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8B2545 #258B6B
analogous
#8B2578 #8B2545 #8B3825
triadic
#8B2545 #458B25 #25458B
tetradic
#8B2545 #788B25 #258B6B #38258B
square
#8B2545 #788B25 #258B6B #38258B
split-complementary
#8B2545 #258B38 #25788B
monochromatic
#2A0B15 #5B182D #8B2545 #BB325D #D3587E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.58
#8B2545 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.45
#8B2545 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8B2545
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8B2545 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8B2545 | 1.00 | 8.58 | 2.45 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D3F46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#585443
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#981132
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8b2545; /* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 37, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.138 6.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26878',
500: '#8b2545',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8b2545; $custom-light: #b26878; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8b2545",
"rgb": {
"r": 139,
"g": 37,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 341.176,
"s": 57.955,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43472,
"c": 0.13828,
"h": 6.2
},
"luminance": 0.07242
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8B2545
secondary
#55B798
accent
#E1B147
background
#FBF6F7
surface
#F6EBED
border
#D0C6C8
text
#120708
muted
#817A7B