#A0242A#A0242A

#A0242A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.160 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A0242A
RGB	rgb(160, 36, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.5%, 73.8%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.80, 50.17, 28.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.80, 57.61, 29.43°)
OKLab	oklab(46.6% 0.1462 0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(46.6% 0.16 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5478, 8.9049, 3.0902)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A0242A #24A09A

analogous

#A02468 #A0242A #A05C24

triadic

#A0242A #2AA024 #242AA0

tetradic

#A0242A #68A024 #24A09A #5C24A0

square

#A0242A #68A024 #24A09A #5C24A0

split-complementary

#A0242A #24A05C #2468A0

monochromatic

#3C0E10 #6E191D #A0242A #D13138 #DC6368

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#A0242A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#A0242A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A0242A

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A0242A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A0242A	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)

#494329

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E26

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B00028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a0242a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 36, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.160 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a63',
    500: '#a0242a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a0242a;
$custom-light: #c46a63;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a0242a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.097,
    "s": 63.265,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46599,
    "c": 0.15972,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A0242A

secondary

#5FC1BC

accent

#E6DE41

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A0242A

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

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