#A12A3B#A12A3B
#A12A3B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.154 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A12A3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 42, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 63.4%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.02, 49.34, 19.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.02, 52.95, 21.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.64% 0.1471 0.0465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.64% 0.154 17.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3170, 9.5511, 5.1212) |
| Luminance | 0.0955 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.77
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.24
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.35
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.03
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.61
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A12A3B #2AA190
analogous
#A12A76 #A12A3B #A1552A
triadic
#A12A3B #3BA12A #2A3BA1
tetradic
#A12A3B #76A12A #2AA190 #552AA1
square
#A12A3B #76A12A #2AA190 #552AA1
split-complementary
#A12A3B #2AA155 #2A76A1
monochromatic
#401117 #701D29 #A12A3B #CC3C51 #D96D7C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.22
#A12A3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.91
#A12A3B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A12A3B
7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A12A3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A12A3B | 1.00 | 7.22 | 2.91 | 7.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B473B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#696038
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B10031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a12a3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 42, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.154 17.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46d70',
500: '#a12a3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a12a3b; $custom-light: #c46d70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a12a3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 42,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.429,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47635,
"c": 0.15425,
"h": 17.5
},
"luminance": 0.09549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A12A3B
secondary
#67C0B3
accent
#E2CC46
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEC
border
#D2C7C7
text
#140807
muted
#827B7A