#A12718#A12718

#A12718 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.161 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A12718
RGB	rgb(161, 39, 24)
HSL	hsl(7, 74%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(7, 85%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.8%, 85.1%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.17, 48.83, 39.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.17, 62.50, 38.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.85% 0.1381 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(46.85% 0.161 30.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5902, 9.0965, 1.7989)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A12718 #1892A1

analogous

#A1184E #A12718 #A16C18

triadic

#A12718 #18A127 #2718A1

tetradic

#A12718 #4EA118 #1892A1 #6C18A1

square

#A12718 #4EA118 #1892A1 #6C18A1

split-complementary

#A12718 #18A16C #184EA1

monochromatic

#360D08 #6C1A10 #A12718 #D63420 #E55F4F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#A12718 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#A12718 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A12718

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A12718	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A12718	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4415

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B5F11

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B20025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a12718;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 39, 24);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.161 30.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c66b57',
    500: '#a12718',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a12718;
$custom-light: #c66b57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a12718",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 24
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 6.569,
    "s": 74.054,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46848,
    "c": 0.16063,
    "h": 30.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A12718

secondary

#4EBAC7

accent

#DCF137

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#150703

muted

#837A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #A12718

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

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