#A12226#A12226

#A12226 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.163 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A12226
RGB	rgb(161, 34, 38)
HSL	hsl(358, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(358, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 76.4%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.72, 50.95, 30.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.72, 59.48, 31.07°)
OKLab	oklab(46.56% 0.1477 0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(46.56% 0.163 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.6217, 8.8635, 2.7216)
Luminance	0.0886 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A12226 #22A19D

analogous

#A12265 #A12226 #A15D22

triadic

#A12226 #26A122 #2226A1

tetradic

#A12226 #65A122 #22A19D #5D22A1

square

#A12226 #65A122 #22A19D #5D22A1

split-complementary

#A12226 #22A15D #2265A1

monochromatic

#3C0D0E #6E171A #A12226 #D32D33 #DD6064

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#A12226 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#A12226 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A12226

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A12226	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A12226	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494325

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B20025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a12226;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 34, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.163 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56960',
    500: '#a12226',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a12226;
$custom-light: #c56960;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a12226",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.11,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46558,
    "c": 0.16277,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A12226

secondary

#5DC2BF

accent

#E8E340

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A12226

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

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