#A12424#A12424

#A12424 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.161 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A12424
RGB	rgb(161, 36, 36)
HSL	hsl(0, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 77.6%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.92, 50.23, 32.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.92, 59.62, 32.59°)
OKLab	oklab(46.7% 0.1449 0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(46.7% 0.161 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.6491, 8.9687, 2.5759)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A12424 #24A1A1

analogous

#A12462 #A12424 #A16224

triadic

#A12424 #24A124 #2424A1

tetradic

#A12424 #62A124 #24A1A1 #6224A1

square

#A12424 #62A124 #24A1A1 #6224A1

split-complementary

#A12424 #24A162 #2462A1

monochromatic

#3D0E0E #6F1919 #A12424 #D13131 #DC6363

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#A12424 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#A12424 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A12424

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A12424	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A12424	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4322

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B20026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a12424;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 36, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.161 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56a5f',
    500: '#a12424',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a12424;
$custom-light: #c56a5f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a12424",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 63.452,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46702,
    "c": 0.16141,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A12424

secondary

#5FC2C2

accent

#E6E641

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#150704

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A12424

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

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