#A02238#A02238

#A02238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.161 H 16.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A02238
RGB	rgb(160, 34, 56)
HSL	hsl(350, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(350, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 65%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.80, 51.55, 19.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.80, 55.12, 20.73°)
OKLab	oklab(46.67% 0.1537 0.0468)
OKLCH	oklch(46.67% 0.161 16.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.7847, 8.9055, 4.6284)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A02238 #22A08A

analogous

#A02277 #A02238 #A04B22

triadic

#A02238 #38A022 #2238A0

tetradic

#A02238 #77A022 #22A08A #4B22A0

square

#A02238 #77A022 #22A08A #4B22A0

split-complementary

#A02238 #22A04B #2277A0

monochromatic

#3B0D15 #6E1726 #A02238 #D22D4A #DD5F75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#A02238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#A02238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A02238

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A02238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A02238	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474338

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#665E34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B0002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a02238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 34, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.161 16.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c36a6e',
    500: '#a02238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a02238;
$custom-light: #c36a6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a02238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.524,
    "s": 64.948,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46674,
    "c": 0.1607,
    "h": 16.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A02238

secondary

#5CC2B0

accent

#E8CB40

background

#FCF6F6

surface

#F9ECEB

border

#D2C7C6

text

#140707

muted

#827A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A02238

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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