#8E596B#8E596B

#8E596B is a mid, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.074 H 358.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E596B
RGB	rgb(142, 89, 107)
HSL	hsl(340, 23%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(340, 37%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 24.6%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.17, 24.44, -1.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.17, 24.47, 357.43°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% 0.0736 -0.0026)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.074 358)
XYZ	xyz(17.3819, 13.9582, 15.6858)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E596B #598E7C

analogous

#8E5985 #8E596B #8E6159

triadic

#8E596B #6B8E59 #596B8E

tetradic

#8E596B #858E59 #598E7C #61598E

square

#8E596B #858E59 #598E7C #61598E

split-complementary

#8E596B #598E61 #59858E

monochromatic

#432A32 #68414F #8E596B #AB798A #C39FAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#8E596B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#8E596B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E596B

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E596B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E596B	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60636C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D6C6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#96565F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e596b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 89, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.074 358.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b08895',
    500: '#8e596b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e596b;
$custom-light: #b08895;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e596b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 339.623,
    "s": 22.944,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52822,
    "c": 0.07361,
    "h": 358
  },
  "luminance": 0.13957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E596B

secondary

#92B0A6

accent

#BFA268

background

#FBF8F9

surface

#F6F0F1

border

#D0CBCB

text

#110B0D

muted

#807C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E596B

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

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