#A03438#A03438

#A03438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.143 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A03438
RGB	rgb(160, 52, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 51%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 65%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.23, 44.84, 22.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.23, 50.22, 26.77°)
OKLab	oklab(48.48% 0.1323 0.0539)
OKLCH	oklch(48.48% 0.143 22.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.4407, 10.2174, 4.8470)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A03438 #34A09C

analogous

#A0346E #A03438 #A06634

triadic

#A03438 #38A034 #3438A0

tetradic

#A03438 #6EA034 #34A09C #6634A0

square

#A03438 #6EA034 #34A09C #6634A0

split-complementary

#A03438 #34A066 #346EA0

monochromatic

#441618 #722528 #A03438 #C54C51 #D47A7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#A03438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#A03438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A03438

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A03438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A03438	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514B37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6235

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B01A36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a03438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 52, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.143 22.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3726e',
    500: '#a03438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a03438;
$custom-light: #c3726e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a03438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 160,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.778,
    "s": 50.943,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48481,
    "c": 0.14286,
    "h": 22.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A03438

secondary

#73BDBA

accent

#DAD54D

background

#FCF7F6

surface

#F9EDEC

border

#D2C8C7

text

#140807

muted

#827B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A03438

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

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