#A12A40#A12A40
#A12A40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.154 H 14.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A12A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 42, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 74%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 60.2%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.12, 49.67, 16.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.12, 52.24, 18.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.74% 0.1491 0.0398) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.74% 0.154 14.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4530, 9.6055, 5.8372) |
| Luminance | 0.0960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.85
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.43
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.27
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.42
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.54
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A12A40 #2AA18B
analogous
#A12A7B #A12A40 #A1502A
triadic
#A12A40 #40A12A #2A40A1
tetradic
#A12A40 #7BA12A #2AA18B #502AA1
square
#A12A40 #7BA12A #2AA18B #502AA1
split-complementary
#A12A40 #2AA150 #2A7BA1
monochromatic
#401119 #701D2D #A12A40 #CC3C57 #D96D81
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.19
#A12A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.92
#A12A40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A12A40
7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A12A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A12A40 | 1.00 | 7.19 | 2.92 | 7.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4A4840
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#68603D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B00433
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a12a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 42, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.154 14.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36d74',
500: '#a12a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a12a40; $custom-light: #c36d74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a12a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 42,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.908,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47742,
"c": 0.15433,
"h": 14.9
},
"luminance": 0.09603
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A12A40
secondary
#67C0AF
accent
#E2C546
background
#FCF6F7
surface
#F9ECED
border
#D2C7C8
text
#140808
muted
#827B7B