#8E243F#8E243F
#8E243F is a dark, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.141 H 10.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E243F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 36, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 55.6%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.64, 45.85, 10.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.64, 46.96, 12.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.74% 0.139 0.0256) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.74% 0.141 10.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6846, 7.3732, 5.4569) |
| Luminance | 0.0737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 3.68
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 3.84
Purple Red
#990147
ΔE00 4.82
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 5.00
Bordeaux
#7B002C
ΔE00 5.96
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E243F #248E73
analogous
#8E2474 #8E243F #8E3E24
triadic
#8E243F #3F8E24 #243F8E
tetradic
#8E243F #748E24 #248E73 #3E248E
square
#8E243F #748E24 #248E73 #3E248E
split-complementary
#8E243F #248E3E #24748E
monochromatic
#2C0B14 #5D1829 #8E243F #BF3055 #D55878
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.49
#8E243F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.47
#8E243F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E243F
8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E243F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E243F | 1.00 | 8.49 | 2.47 | 8.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F3F3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A553C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9B082F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e243f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.141 10.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b56873',
500: '#8e243f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e243f; $custom-light: #b56873; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e243f",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 36,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 344.717,
"s": 59.551,
"l": 34.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4374,
"c": 0.14134,
"h": 10.4
},
"luminance": 0.07371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E243F
secondary
#55B99F
accent
#E3BB45
background
#FBF6F6
surface
#F7EBEC
border
#D0C6C7
text
#120708
muted
#817A7B