#A8748E#A8748E
#A8748E is a light, moderate pink. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.074 H 348.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8748E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 116, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(330, 23%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(330, 31%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31%, 15.5%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.83, 24.48, -5.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.83, 25.17, 346.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.02% 0.0724 -0.0153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.02% 0.074 348.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2764, 22.7700, 28.5442) |
| Luminance | 0.2277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 4.59
Dusty Lavender
#AC86A8
ΔE00 7.13
Purpley Grey
#947E94
ΔE00 8.09
Faded Purple
#916E99
ΔE00 8.51
Heather
#A484AC
ΔE00 8.65
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 9.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8748E #74A88E
analogous
#A874A8 #A8748E #A87474
triadic
#A8748E #8EA874 #748EA8
tetradic
#A8748E #A8A874 #74A88E #7474A8
square
#A8748E #A8A874 #74A88E #7474A8
split-complementary
#A8748E #74A874 #74A8A8
monochromatic
#633E51 #89566F #A8748E #C09AAD #D7BFCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#A8748E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#A8748E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A8748E
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8748E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8748E | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#787E8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84868D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF737D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8748e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 116, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.074 348.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c29caf',
500: '#a8748e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8748e; $custom-light: #c29caf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8748e",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 116,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 330,
"s": 23.009,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62016,
"c": 0.07395,
"h": 348.1
},
"luminance": 0.22769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8748E
secondary
#B1C7BC
accent
#BF9468
background
#FCF9FA
surface
#F8F2F4
border
#D1CCCE
text
#120E10
muted
#817E7F