#A12239#A12239

#A12239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.162 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A12239
RGB	rgb(161, 34, 57)
HSL	hsl(349, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(349, 79%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.9%, 64.6%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.02, 51.91, 19.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.02, 55.34, 20.30°)
OKLab	oklab(46.88% 0.1549 0.0462)
OKLCH	oklch(46.88% 0.162 16.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.0102, 9.0189, 4.7679)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A12239 #22A18A

analogous

#A12278 #A12239 #A14A22

triadic

#A12239 #39A122 #2239A1

tetradic

#A12239 #78A122 #22A18A #4A22A1

square

#A12239 #78A122 #22A18A #4A22A1

split-complementary

#A12239 #22A14A #2278A1

monochromatic

#3C0D15 #6E1727 #A12239 #D32D4B #DD6077

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#A12239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#A12239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A12239

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A12239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A12239	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474439

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#675E35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B1002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a12239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 34, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.162 16.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46a6f',
    500: '#a12239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a12239;
$custom-light: #c46a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a12239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.134,
    "s": 65.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46878,
    "c": 0.16168,
    "h": 16.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A12239

secondary

#5DC2B0

accent

#E8CA40

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEC

border

#D3C7C7

text

#140707

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A12239

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

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