#A8256E#A8256E

#A8256E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.178 H 351.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8256E
RGB	rgb(168, 37, 110)
HSL	hsl(327, 64%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(327, 78%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 34.5%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.20, 57.59, -9.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.20, 58.44, 350.23°)
OKLab	oklab(49.95% 0.1766 -0.0256)
OKLCH	oklch(49.95% 0.178 351.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.6257, 10.7761, 15.7953)
Luminance	0.1077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8256E #25A85F

analogous

#A025A8 #A8256E #A8252D

triadic

#A8256E #6EA825 #256EA8

tetradic

#A8256E #A8A025 #25A85F #252DA8

square

#A8256E #A8A025 #25A85F #252DA8

split-complementary

#A8256E #2DA825 #25A8A0

monochromatic

#440F2C #761A4D #A8256E #D3378E #DE69AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#A8256E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#A8256E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8256E

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8256E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8256E	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D4D70

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#63656B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B51946

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8256e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 37, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.178 351.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c76e97',
    500: '#a8256e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8256e;
$custom-light: #c76e97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8256e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 326.565,
    "s": 63.902,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49949,
    "c": 0.17846,
    "h": 351.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8256E

secondary

#65C48F

accent

#E78A41

background

#FCF7F9

surface

#F9EDF2

border

#D2C8CC

text

#14080D

muted

#827B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8256E

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

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