#8E1837#8E1837

#8E1837 is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.152 H 12.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E1837
RGB	rgb(142, 24, 55)
HSL	hsl(344, 71%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(344, 83%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.1%, 61.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.07, 49.14, 13.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.07, 50.89, 15.09°)
OKLab	oklab(42.52% 0.1483 0.0327)
OKLCH	oklch(42.52% 0.152 12.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.1728, 6.6817, 4.2624)
Luminance	0.0668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E1837 #188E6F

analogous

#8E1872 #8E1837 #8E3418

triadic

#8E1837 #378E18 #18378E

tetradic

#8E1837 #728E18 #188E6F #34188E

square

#8E1837 #728E18 #188E6F #34188E

split-complementary

#8E1837 #188E34 #18728E

monochromatic

#25060E #5A0F23 #8E1837 #C2214B #DF416B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.99

#8E1837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#8E1837 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E1837

8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E1837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E1837	1.00	8.99	2.34	8.99
#FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A3A37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585234

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9C0026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e1837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 24, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.152 12.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b6636d',
    500: '#8e1837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e1837;
$custom-light: #b6636d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e1837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 24,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 344.237,
    "s": 71.084,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42518,
    "c": 0.15182,
    "h": 12.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0668
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E1837

secondary

#42C09F

accent

#EEBF3A

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F8EBEB

border

#D1C6C6

text

#120607

muted

#817A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E1837

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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