#A04040#A04040
#A04040 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.128 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A04040 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 64, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 43%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 60%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 60%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.43, 39.89, 20.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.43, 44.85, 27.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.18% 0.1182 0.0498) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.18% 0.128 22.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2576, 11.5127, 6.1629) |
| Luminance | 0.1151 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.34
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.62
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.96
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.71
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 7.27
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 7.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A04040 #40A0A0
analogous
#A04070 #A04040 #A07040
triadic
#A04040 #40A040 #4040A0
tetradic
#A04040 #70A040 #40A0A0 #7040A0
square
#A04040 #70A040 #40A0A0 #7040A0
split-complementary
#A04040 #40A070 #4070A0
monochromatic
#491D1D #742F2F #A04040 #BF5E5E #D08A8A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.36
#A04040 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.30
#A04040 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A04040
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A04040 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A04040 | 1.00 | 6.36 | 3.30 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#58533F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#70673E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF2E41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a04040; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 64, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.128 22.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c17974',
500: '#a04040',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a04040; $custom-light: #c17974; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a04040",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 64,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5018,
"c": 0.12825,
"h": 22.9
},
"luminance": 0.11511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A04040
secondary
#81BBBB
accent
#D3D355
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F8EEED
border
#D1C9C8
text
#130908
muted
#827B7B