#A11821#A11821
#A11821 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.170 H 24.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A11821 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 24, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 74%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 85%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 85.1%, 79.5%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.69, 53.52, 32.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.69, 62.65, 31.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.77% 0.1547 0.0711) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.77% 0.17 24.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3010, 8.3427, 2.2432) |
| Luminance | 0.0834 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 2.39
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.64
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.28
Crimson (survey)
#8C000F
ΔE00 5.31
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 5.43
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A11821 #18A198
analogous
#A11866 #A11821 #A15418
triadic
#A11821 #21A118 #1821A1
tetradic
#A11821 #66A118 #18A198 #5418A1
square
#A11821 #66A118 #18A198 #5418A1
split-complementary
#A11821 #18A154 #1866A1
monochromatic
#36080B #6C1016 #A11821 #D6202C #E54F59
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.87
#A11821 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.67
#A11821 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A11821
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A11821 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A11821 | 1.00 | 7.87 | 2.67 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#463F20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675C1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2001D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a11821; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 24, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.170 24.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6665d',
500: '#a11821',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a11821; $custom-light: #c6665d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a11821",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 24,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.058,
"s": 74.054,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45773,
"c": 0.17024,
"h": 24.7
},
"luminance": 0.0834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A11821
secondary
#4EC7BF
accent
#F1E537
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAEBE9
border
#D3C6C5
text
#150704
muted
#837A79