#A12238#A12238

#A12238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.162 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A12238
RGB	rgb(161, 34, 56)
HSL	hsl(350, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(350, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 65.2%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.00, 51.85, 19.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.00, 55.50, 20.91°)
OKLab	oklab(46.86% 0.1545 0.0475)
OKLCH	oklch(46.86% 0.162 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.9855, 9.0091, 4.6378)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A12238 #22A18B

analogous

#A12277 #A12238 #A14B22

triadic

#A12238 #38A122 #2238A1

tetradic

#A12238 #77A122 #22A18B #4B22A1

square

#A12238 #77A122 #22A18B #4B22A1

split-complementary

#A12238 #22A14B #2277A1

monochromatic

#3C0D15 #6E1726 #A12238 #D32D4A #DD6076

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#A12238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#A12238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A12238

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A12238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A12238	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)

#474438

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B1002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a12238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 34, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.162 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a6e',
    500: '#a12238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a12238;
$custom-light: #c46a6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a12238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.606,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46858,
    "c": 0.16167,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A12238

secondary

#5DC2B1

accent

#E8CB40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140707

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A12238

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

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