#A12540#A12540
#A12540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.159 H 13.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A12540 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 37, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 63%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 77%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77%, 60.2%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.50, 51.41, 15.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.50, 53.65, 16.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.28% 0.1547 0.0378) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.28% 0.159 13.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2866, 9.2727, 5.7817) |
| Luminance | 0.0927 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.75
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 3.52
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.49
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.77
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.55
Red Wine
#8C0034
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A12540 #25A186
analogous
#A1257E #A12540 #A14825
triadic
#A12540 #40A125 #2540A1
tetradic
#A12540 #7EA125 #25A186 #4825A1
square
#A12540 #7EA125 #25A186 #4825A1
split-complementary
#A12540 #25A148 #257EA1
monochromatic
#3D0E18 #6F1A2C #A12540 #D03355 #DC657F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.36
#A12540 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.85
#A12540 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A12540
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A12540 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A12540 | 1.00 | 7.36 | 2.85 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#474640
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#675F3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B00030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a12540; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 37, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.159 13.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36b74',
500: '#a12540',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a12540; $custom-light: #c36b74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a12540",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 37,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.935,
"s": 62.626,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47282,
"c": 0.15925,
"h": 13.7
},
"luminance": 0.0927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A12540
secondary
#61C1AC
accent
#E6C242
background
#FCF6F7
surface
#F9ECED
border
#D2C7C8
text
#140708
muted
#827A7B