Color

#8D1E3E

Dark warm magenta. Nearest reference color: Red-violet (Color wheel).

RGB

0–255

141

CMYK

0–100%

78.72%

56.03%

44.71%

RGB describes how #8D1E3E is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 141, green 30 and blue 62.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 78.72%, yellow 56.03% and black 44.71%.

HSL values

H 342.7° S 64.91% L 33.53%

In the HSL color model, #8D1E3E has a hue of 342.7°, 64.91% saturation and 33.53% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#8D1E3E is a dark, warm magenta with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Dark
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #8D1E3E in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #8D1E3E

RGB rgb(141, 30, 62)

HSL hsl(342.7 64.91% 33.53%)

OKLCH oklch(0.429789 0.146422 9.3846)

CSS --color: #8D1E3E;

Tints of #8D1E3E

Tints are lighter variations of #8D1E3E. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFE8EB #FFA8B5 #E67188 #B94862 #8D1E3E

Shades of #8D1E3E

Shades are darker variations of #8D1E3E. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#8D1E3E #72002B #50001C #30000E #130003

Tones of #8D1E3E

Tones reduce the chroma of #8D1E3E, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#8D1E3E #822F42 #763A46 #694349 #5B4B4D

Tonal range of #8D1E3E

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #8D1E3E between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFE8EB #FFA8B5 #E67188 #B94862 #8D1E3E #72002B #50001C #30000E #130003

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFE8EB;
    --color-200: #FFA8B5;
    --color-300: #E67188;
    --color-400: #B94862;
    --color-500: #8D1E3E;
    --color-600: #72002B;
    --color-700: #50001C;
    --color-800: #30000E;
    --color-900: #130003;
}

Colors that go with #8D1E3E

Color harmonies for #8D1E3E are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#8D1E3E #005C58

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#802569 #8D1E3E #8A2B00

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#8D1E3E #3B5B00 #00528E

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#8D1E3E #00603C #00596D

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#8D1E3E #5C5000 #005C58 #43409D

CSS gradients with #8D1E3E

These gradients show how #8D1E3E moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#8D1E3E #AE5A6A #CC9099 #E7C7CB #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8D1E3E, #AE5A6A, #CC9099, #E7C7CB, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#8D1E3E #5E1127 #330512 #0D0102 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8D1E3E, #5E1127, #330512, #0D0102, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#8D1E3E #713276 #44468A #005679 #005C58

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #8D1E3E, #713276, #44468A, #005679, #005C58);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #8D1E3E. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

8.79:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Black text

2.39:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.0694 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #8D1E3E as the background.

background-color: #8D1E3E;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #8D1E3E in design

See how #8D1E3E works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#8D1E3E used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #8D1E3E to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFA8B5

#8D1E3E

#30000E

Colors similar to #8D1E3E

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #8D1E3E, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#A83954 #70002A #96003B #813042 #8A1F4D #8F1F2D #972D58 #810E23

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #8D1E3E may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #3B3C3F Deuteranopia #58533B Tritanopia #9A002C

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #8D1E3E can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 12.3194
Y: 6.9408
Z: 5.2475

CIELAB

L*: 31.6718
a*: 47.5571
b*: 9.4102

OKLab

L: 0.429789
a: 0.144462
b: 0.023876

OKLCH

L: 0.429789
C: 0.146422
H: 9.3846°