#A12A3C#A12A3C
#A12A3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.154 H 17.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A12A3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 42, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 62.7%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.04, 49.40, 18.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.04, 52.79, 20.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.65% 0.1475 0.0451) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.65% 0.154 17) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3432, 9.5616, 5.2591) |
| Luminance | 0.0956 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.70
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.13
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.23
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.37
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.39
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A12A3C #2AA18F
analogous
#A12A78 #A12A3C #A1532A
triadic
#A12A3C #3CA12A #2A3CA1
tetradic
#A12A3C #78A12A #2AA18F #532AA1
square
#A12A3C #78A12A #2AA18F #532AA1
split-complementary
#A12A3C #2AA153 #2A78A1
monochromatic
#401118 #701D2A #A12A3C #CC3C52 #D96D7D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.21
#A12A3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.91
#A12A3C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A12A3C
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A12A3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A12A3C | 1.00 | 7.21 | 2.91 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A473C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#696039
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B10132
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a12a3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 42, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.154 17.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46d71',
500: '#a12a3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a12a3c; $custom-light: #c46d71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a12a3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 42,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.924,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47655,
"c": 0.15425,
"h": 17
},
"luminance": 0.09559
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A12A3C
secondary
#67C0B2
accent
#E2CA46
background
#FCF6F6
surface
#F9ECEC
border
#D2C7C7
text
#140807
muted
#827B7A