#A1242E#A1242E

#A1242E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.160 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A1242E
RGB	rgb(161, 36, 46)
HSL	hsl(355, 63%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(355, 78%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.6%, 71.4%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.06, 50.67, 26.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.06, 57.04, 27.33°)
OKLab	oklab(46.85% 0.1486 0.0604)
OKLCH	oklch(46.85% 0.16 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.8238, 9.0385, 3.4957)
Luminance	0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A1242E #24A197

analogous

#A1246C #A1242E #A15824

triadic

#A1242E #2EA124 #242EA1

tetradic

#A1242E #6CA124 #24A197 #5824A1

square

#A1242E #6CA124 #24A197 #5824A1

split-complementary

#A1242E #24A158 #246CA1

monochromatic

#3D0E11 #6F1920 #A1242E #D1313E #DC636D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#A1242E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#A1242E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A1242E

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A1242E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A1242E	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49442D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E2A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B10029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a1242e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 36, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.160 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56a66',
    500: '#a1242e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a1242e;
$custom-light: #c56a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a1242e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.2,
    "s": 63.452,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46845,
    "c": 0.16037,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A1242E

secondary

#5FC2BA

accent

#E6D941

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A1242E

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

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