Information about #8A2E48 color

#8A2E48 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#8A2E48 falls into the Rose Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(138, 46, 72) — 54.1% red, 18% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 36 / 26 / 46. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #8A2E48 reads as a pleasantly vivid pink-red rose and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Disco (#892D4F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rose Bud Cherry (#8A2D52) and Sensual Red (#902742).

The recipe behind #8A2E48 is rgb(138, 46, 72), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#8A2E48 color variations

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#8A2E48 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #8A2E48

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Disco color link
Disco

#892D4F

Sensual Red color link
Sensual Red

#902742

Solid Pink color link
Solid Pink

#893843

Camelot color link
Camelot

#803A4B

Zinger color link
Zinger

#873D42

Tickled Pink color link
Tickled Pink

#962C54

Cordovan color link
Cordovan

#893F45

Geronimo color link
Geronimo

#88213C

Pirate color link
Pirate

#902F37

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#8A2E48
  • RGB138, 46, 72
  • CMYK0, 36, 26, 46
  • CSSrgb(138, 46, 72)
  • HSL343°, 50%, 36%
  • HSL Precise343.043°, 50%, 36.078%
  • HSV343°, 67%, 54%
  • HSB343°, 67%, 54%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.541, 0.180, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.541, 0.180, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.541, 0.180, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID8A2E48
  • DECIMAL ID9055816
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01