#A8255D#A8255D
#A8255D is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.171 H 0.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8255D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 37, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(334, 64%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(334, 78%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78%, 44.6%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.62, 55.82, -0.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.62, 55.82, 359.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.34% 0.1715 0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.34% 0.171 0.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7873, 10.4408, 11.3798) |
| Luminance | 0.1044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Violet Red
#A50055
ΔE00 3.19
Dark Fuchsia
#9D0759
ΔE00 4.38
Deep Magenta
#A0025C
ΔE00 4.39
Berry
#990F4B
ΔE00 4.80
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.10
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8255D #25A870
analogous
#A8259E #A8255D #A82E25
triadic
#A8255D #5DA825 #255DA8
tetradic
#A8255D #9EA825 #25A870 #2E25A8
square
#A8255D #9EA825 #25A870 #2E25A8
split-complementary
#A8255D #25A82E #259EA8
monochromatic
#440F25 #761A41 #A8255D #D3377A #DE699B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.80
#A8255D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#A8255D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A8255D
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8255D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8255D | 1.00 | 6.80 | 3.09 | 6.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#434B5E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#67645A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6093E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8255d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 37, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.171 0.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c76d8a',
500: '#a8255d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8255d; $custom-light: #c76d8a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8255d",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 37,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 334.351,
"s": 63.902,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49336,
"c": 0.17146,
"h": 0.2
},
"luminance": 0.10438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8255D
secondary
#65C49B
accent
#E7A041
background
#FCF7F8
surface
#F9EDF0
border
#D2C8CB
text
#14080B
muted
#827B7C