#8E233E#8E233E
#8E233E is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.142 H 10.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E233E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 35, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 56.3%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.49, 46.14, 10.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.49, 47.33, 12.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.62% 0.1398 0.0267) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.62% 0.142 10.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6270, 7.3024, 5.3011) |
| Luminance | 0.0730 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 3.49
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 3.69
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 4.91
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 5.14
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.81
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E233E #238E73
analogous
#8E2374 #8E233E #8E3E23
triadic
#8E233E #3E8E23 #233E8E
tetradic
#8E233E #748E23 #238E73 #3E238E
square
#8E233E #748E23 #238E73 #3E238E
split-complementary
#8E233E #238E3E #23748E
monochromatic
#2C0B13 #5D1729 #8E233E #BF2F53 #D55676
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.54
#8E233E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.46
#8E233E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E233E
8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E233E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E233E | 1.00 | 8.54 | 2.46 | 8.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F3F3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A543B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B052E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4C4C4C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e233e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.142 10.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56773',
500: '#8e233e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e233e; $custom-light: #b56773; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e233e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 35,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 344.86,
"s": 60.452,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43617,
"c": 0.14229,
"h": 10.8
},
"luminance": 0.07301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E233E
secondary
#53B9A0
accent
#E4BB44
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F7EBEC
border
#D0C6C7
text
#120708
muted
#817A7B