#A12228#A12228

#A12228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.163 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A12228
RGB	rgb(161, 34, 40)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 75.2%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.75, 51.03, 29.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.75, 58.95, 30.04°)
OKLab	oklab(46.59% 0.1484 0.0664)
OKLCH	oklch(46.59% 0.163 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.6548, 8.8768, 2.8962)
Luminance	0.0887 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A12228 #22A19B

analogous

#A12267 #A12228 #A15B22

triadic

#A12228 #28A122 #2228A1

tetradic

#A12228 #67A122 #22A19B #5B22A1

square

#A12228 #67A122 #22A19B #5B22A1

split-complementary

#A12228 #22A15B #2267A1

monochromatic

#3C0D0F #6E171B #A12228 #D32D35 #DD6066

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#A12228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#A12228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A12228

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A12228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A12228	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494327

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B20026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a12228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 34, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.163 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56962',
    500: '#a12228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a12228;
$custom-light: #c56962;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a12228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.165,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46586,
    "c": 0.16255,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A12228

secondary

#5DC2BD

accent

#E8E040

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A12228

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

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