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#8E2C48 Claret

The nearest named color to #8E2C48 is Claret (#7F1734).

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#8E2C48

Claret

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #8E2C48?

HEX
#8E2C48
RGB
rgb(142, 44, 72)
HSL
hsl(343, 53%, 36%)
OKLCH
oklch(44.8% 0.133 7)
CMYK
0, 69, 49, 44

#8E2C48 has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 against white and 2.60:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #8E2C48
#8E2C48
Same color
White
8.1AAA
Near-black
2.2Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #8E2C48 · 8.1:1

Tints and shades of #8E2C48

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF1F3
  2. #FFC3CD
  3. #FE91A8
  4. #DC738A
  5. #BC556E
  6. #8E2C48
  7. #7C1A39
  8. #590022
  9. #310010

Colors that go with #8E2C48

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Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

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:root {
  --claret-1: #8E2C48; /* Claret */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #8E2C48

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Palettes (8)

Gradients (3)

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