#A12E2C#A12E2C

#A12E2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.152 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A12E2C
RGB	rgb(161, 46, 44)
HSL	hsl(1, 57%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(1, 73%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 72.7%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.33, 46.97, 28.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.33, 55.16, 31.61°)
OKLab	oklab(47.78% 0.1364 0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(47.78% 0.152 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.1313, 9.7153, 3.4082)
Luminance	0.0971 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A12E2C #2C9FA1

analogous

#A12C64 #A12E2C #A1692C

triadic

#A12E2C #2CA12E #2E2CA1

tetradic

#A12E2C #64A12C #2C9FA1 #692CA1

square

#A12E2C #64A12C #2C9FA1 #692CA1

split-complementary

#A12E2C #2CA169 #2C64A1

monochromatic

#411312 #71201F #A12E2C #CB4240 #D87170

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#A12E2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#A12E2C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A12E2C

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A12E2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A12E2C	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6128

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B1042F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a12e2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 46, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.152 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c46f65',
    500: '#a12e2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a12e2c;
$custom-light: #c46f65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a12e2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 161,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.026,
    "s": 57.073,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4778,
    "c": 0.15152,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09713
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A12E2C

secondary

#6ABEBF

accent

#DEE047

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140805

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A12E2C

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