#A12229#A12229

#A12229 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.162 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A12229
RGB	rgb(161, 34, 41)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 74.5%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.76, 51.08, 28.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.76, 58.70, 29.52°)
OKLab	oklab(46.6% 0.1487 0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(46.6% 0.162 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.6720, 8.8837, 2.9869)
Luminance	0.0888 (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

#A12229 #22A19A

analogous

#A12268 #A12229 #A15A22

triadic

#A12229 #29A122 #2229A1

tetradic

#A12229 #68A122 #22A19A #5A22A1

square

#A12229 #68A122 #22A19A #5A22A1

split-complementary

#A12229 #22A15A #2268A1

monochromatic

#3C0D0F #6E171C #A12229 #D32D37 #DD6067

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#A12229 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#A12229 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A12229

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A12229	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A12229	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494328

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685E24

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B10026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a12229;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 34, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.162 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56963',
    500: '#a12229',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a12229;
$custom-light: #c56963;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a12229",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.693,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.466,
    "c": 0.16245,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A12229

secondary

#5DC2BD

accent

#E8DF40

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECEA

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A12229

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

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