#A12237#A12237

#A12237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.162 H 17.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A12237
RGB	rgb(161, 34, 55)
HSL	hsl(350, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(350, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 65.8%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.98, 51.79, 20.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.98, 55.67, 21.52°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% 0.1541 0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.162 17.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.9613, 8.9994, 4.5103)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A12237 #22A18C

analogous

#A12276 #A12237 #A14D22

triadic

#A12237 #37A122 #2237A1

tetradic

#A12237 #76A122 #22A18C #4D22A1

square

#A12237 #76A122 #22A18C #4D22A1

split-complementary

#A12237 #22A14D #2276A1

monochromatic

#3C0D14 #6E1726 #A12237 #D32D49 #DD6075

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#A12237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#A12237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A12237

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A12237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A12237	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474437

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B1002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a12237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 34, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.162 17.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a6d',
    500: '#a12237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a12237;
$custom-light: #c46a6d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a12237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.079,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46838,
    "c": 0.16167,
    "h": 17.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A12237

secondary

#5DC2B1

accent

#E8CC40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140707

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A12237

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

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