Palettes / Colors / #8A003C

#8A003C — Deep Vivid Pink

#8A003C is a pink color we call Deep Vivid Pink, closest to the named color Maroon (#800020). It belongs to the pink family.

#8A003C is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #008A4E; it also sits naturally between #8A0081 and #8A0900. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 54% · Green 0% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 100% · Yellow 57% · Key 46%

Previews

CSS code for #8A003C

.text { color: #8A003C; }
.background { background-color: #8A003C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8A003C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(138, 0, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(334, 100%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8A003C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(138, 0, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8A003C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(138, 0, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8A003C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8A003C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #8A003C

Tints of #8A003C

Tones of #8A003C

Color harmonies

Complementary — #008A4E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8A003C: #FFFFFF.

How #8A003C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #8A003C or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #8A003B  ·  #8A003D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8A003C?

#8A003C is Deep Vivid Pink, a pink color (RGB 138, 0, 60). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8A003C?

#8A003C is RGB 138, 0, 60 — HSL 334°, 100%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 100%, 57%, 46%.

What colors go with #8A003C?

Its complement is #008A4E; analogous partners are #8A0081 and #8A0900. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8A003C for text?

White text on #8A003C has a contrast ratio of 9.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.15:1.