#A8235D#A8235D

#A8235D is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.173 H 359.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8235D
RGB	rgb(168, 35, 93)
HSL	hsl(334, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(334, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 44.6%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.41, 56.42, -0.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.41, 56.42, 359.65°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% 0.1734 -0.0002)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.173 359.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.7267, 10.3197, 11.3596)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8235D #23A86E

analogous

#A8239F #A8235D #A82C23

triadic

#A8235D #5DA823 #235DA8

tetradic

#A8235D #9FA823 #23A86E #2C23A8

square

#A8235D #9FA823 #23A86E #2C23A8

split-complementary

#A8235D #23A82C #239FA8

monochromatic

#430E25 #751841 #A8235D #D5347A #DF669B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#A8235D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#A8235D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8235D

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8235D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8235D	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#424A5E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#66645A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B7043D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8235d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 35, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.173 359.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c76c8a',
    500: '#a8235d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8235d;
$custom-light: #c76c8a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8235d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 333.835,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49181,
    "c": 0.17339,
    "h": 359.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10317
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8235D

secondary

#62C59A

accent

#E89F3F

background

#FCF6F8

surface

#F9ECF0

border

#D2C7CB

text

#14080B

muted

#827A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8235D

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

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