#A12C1A#A12C1A
#A12C1A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.156 H 31.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A12C1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 44, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 72%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 84%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 83.9%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.85, 47.06, 38.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.85, 60.87, 39.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.36% 0.133 0.0819) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.36% 0.156 31.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7870, 9.4555, 1.9709) |
| Luminance | 0.0945 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 1.93
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 1.97
Burnt Red
#9F2305
ΔE00 3.36
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.78
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.03
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A12C1A #1A8FA1
analogous
#A11A4C #A12C1A #A1701A
triadic
#A12C1A #1AA12C #2C1AA1
tetradic
#A12C1A #4CA11A #1A8FA1 #701AA1
square
#A12C1A #4CA11A #1A8FA1 #701AA1
split-complementary
#A12C1A #1AA170 #1A4CA1
monochromatic
#380F09 #6C1E11 #A12C1A #D63A23 #E36652
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.26
#A12C1A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.89
#A12C1A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A12C1A
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A12C1A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A12C1A | 1.00 | 7.26 | 2.89 | 7.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4616
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C6014
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B20029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a12c1a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 44, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.156 31.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c66d59',
500: '#a12c1a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a12c1a; $custom-light: #c66d59; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a12c1a",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 44,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8,
"s": 72.193,
"l": 36.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47359,
"c": 0.15617,
"h": 31.6
},
"luminance": 0.09453
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A12C1A
secondary
#51B6C6
accent
#D7EF39
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECE9
border
#D3C7C5
text
#150803
muted
#837B78