#8a0538

Color #8a0538

A vivid, highly saturated dark pink.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 22.87 Nearest Tailwind class rose-900 #8b0836 · ΔE 1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a0538

RGB

rgb(138, 5, 56)

HSL

hsl(337, 93%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(337, 96.4%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 96.4%, 59.4%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(28.9, 51.96, 9.48)

LCH

lch(28.9, 52.82, 10.34)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.16, 8.56)

HWB

hwb(337, 2%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#058a57

Analogous

#8a057a

#8a0538

#8a1405

Triadic

#8a0538

#388a05

#05388a

Split-complementary

#8a0538

#058a14

#057a8a

Tetradic

#8a0538

#8a5705

#058a57

#05388a

Square

#8a0538

#7a8a05

#058a57

#14058a

Shades

Color #8a0538 mixed toward black.

#73042f

#5c0325

#45021c

#2e0213

#170109

Tints

Color #8a0538 mixed toward white.

#c50750

#f6136a

#f94e8f

#fb89b5

#fdc4da

Tones

Color #8a0538 mixed toward gray.

#7f103a

#741b3d

#692640

#5e3142

#523c45

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.16:1

White text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6931 · ΔE 45.7

Deuteranopia

#6f752f · ΔE 51.2

Tritanopia

#872a28 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 25.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a0538;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a0538]

Related colors

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Frequently asked questions

#8a0538 (#8a0538) is rgb(138, 5, 56) in RGB.

No, #8a0538 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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