#A12E2D#A12E2D
#A12E2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.151 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A12E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 46, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 56%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 72%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 72%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.34, 47.02, 28.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.34, 54.90, 31.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.8% 0.1368 0.0649) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.8% 0.151 25.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1504, 9.7229, 3.5084) |
| Luminance | 0.0972 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.03
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.08
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.94
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.96
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.27
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A12E2D #2DA0A1
analogous
#A12D66 #A12E2D #A1682D
triadic
#A12E2D #2DA12E #2E2DA1
tetradic
#A12E2D #66A12D #2DA0A1 #682DA1
square
#A12E2D #66A12D #2DA0A1 #682DA1
split-complementary
#A12E2D #2DA168 #2D66A1
monochromatic
#411312 #712020 #A12E2D #CA4241 #D77271
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.13
#A12E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.94
#A12E2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A12E2D
7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A12E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A12E2D | 1.00 | 7.13 | 2.94 | 7.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F482C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6129
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1042F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a12e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 46, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.151 25.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46f66',
500: '#a12e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a12e2d; $custom-light: #c46f66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a12e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 46,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.517,
"s": 56.311,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47795,
"c": 0.15139,
"h": 25.4
},
"luminance": 0.09721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A12E2D
secondary
#6BBEBF
accent
#DEE048
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140806
muted
#837B7A