#8E223E#8E223E
#8E223E is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.143 H 10.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E223E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 34, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(344, 61%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(344, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 56.3%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.36, 46.50, 10.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.36, 47.64, 12.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.52% 0.1409 0.0262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.52% 0.143 10.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.5980, 7.2444, 5.2914) |
| Luminance | 0.0724 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 3.36
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 3.64
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 4.74
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 4.98
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.71
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E223E #228E72
analogous
#8E2274 #8E223E #8E3C22
triadic
#8E223E #3E8E22 #223E8E
tetradic
#8E223E #748E22 #228E72 #3C228E
square
#8E223E #748E22 #228E72 #3C228E
split-complementary
#8E223E #228E3C #22748E
monochromatic
#2B0A13 #5D1628 #8E223E #BF2E54 #D65476
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.58
#8E223E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.45
#8E223E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E223E
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E223E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E223E | 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)
#3E3E3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A543B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B032E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e223e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.143 10.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56773',
500: '#8e223e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e223e; $custom-light: #b56773; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e223e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 34,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 344.444,
"s": 61.364,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43521,
"c": 0.14335,
"h": 10.5
},
"luminance": 0.07243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E223E
secondary
#52BA9F
accent
#E4BB43
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F7EBEC
border
#D0C6C7
text
#120608
muted
#817A7B