#A8235E#A8235E

#A8235E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.174 H 359.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8235E
RGB	rgb(168, 35, 94)
HSL	hsl(333, 66%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(333, 79%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 44%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, 56.51, -0.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 56.52, 359.06°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.1737 -0.0018)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.174 359.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7713, 10.3375, 11.5944)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8235E #23A86D

analogous

#A823A1 #A8235E #A82A23

triadic

#A8235E #5EA823 #235EA8

tetradic

#A8235E #A1A823 #23A86D #2A23A8

square

#A8235E #A1A823 #23A86D #2A23A8

split-complementary

#A8235E #23A82A #23A1A8

monochromatic

#430E25 #751842 #A8235E #D5347B #DF669C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#A8235E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#A8235E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8235E

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8235E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8235E	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#424A5F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#66645B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B6053E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8235e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 35, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.174 359.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c76c8b',
    500: '#a8235e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8235e;
$custom-light: #c76c8b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8235e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 333.383,
    "s": 65.517,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49214,
    "c": 0.17373,
    "h": 359.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8235E

secondary

#62C599

accent

#E89D3F

background

#FCF6F8

surface

#F9ECF0

border

#D2C7CB

text

#14080C

muted

#827A7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8235E

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

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