#A12E2E#A12E2E
#A12E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.151 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A12E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 46, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 71%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 71.4%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.35, 47.07, 27.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.35, 54.64, 30.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.81% 0.1371 0.0638) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.81% 0.151 24.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1699, 9.7307, 3.6110) |
| Luminance | 0.0973 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 1.23
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.30
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.25
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.27
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.42
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A12E2E #2EA1A1
analogous
#A12E67 #A12E2E #A1672E
triadic
#A12E2E #2EA12E #2E2EA1
tetradic
#A12E2E #67A12E #2EA1A1 #672EA1
square
#A12E2E #67A12E #2EA1A1 #672EA1
split-complementary
#A12E2E #2EA167 #2E67A1
monochromatic
#421313 #712020 #A12E2E #C94343 #D77373
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.13
#A12E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.95
#A12E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A12E2E
7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A12E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A12E2E | 1.00 | 7.13 | 2.95 | 7.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F482D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B612A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1052F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a12e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 46, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.151 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46f67',
500: '#a12e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a12e2e; $custom-light: #c46f67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a12e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 46,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47811,
"c": 0.15125,
"h": 24.9
},
"luminance": 0.09728
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A12E2E
secondary
#6CBEBE
accent
#DFDF49
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140806
muted
#837B7A