#8C233F#8C233F
#8C233F is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.140 H 9.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C233F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 35, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(344, 60%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(344, 75%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75%, 55%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.12, 45.60, 9.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.12, 46.54, 11.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.28% 0.1384 0.0238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.28% 0.14 9.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3146, 7.1381, 5.4310) |
| Luminance | 0.0714 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 3.52
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.13
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 4.59
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 4.78
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.63
Wine (survey)
#80013F
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C233F #238C70
analogous
#8C2374 #8C233F #8C3C23
triadic
#8C233F #3F8C23 #233F8C
tetradic
#8C233F #748C23 #238C70 #3C238C
square
#8C233F #748C23 #238C70 #3C238C
split-complementary
#8C233F #238C3C #23748C
monochromatic
#2A0B13 #5B1729 #8C233F #BD2F55 #D45577
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.65
#8C233F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.43
#8C233F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C233F
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C233F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C233F | 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)
#3E3E3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#59533C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99082F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c233f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 35, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.140 9.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36773',
500: '#8c233f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c233f; $custom-light: #b36773; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c233f",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 35,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 344,
"s": 60,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43282,
"c": 0.14042,
"h": 9.7
},
"luminance": 0.07136
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C233F
secondary
#52B89D
accent
#E3B945
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F6EBEC
border
#D0C6C7
text
#120608
muted
#817A7B