#A12E3E#A12E3E
#A12E3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.150 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A12E3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 46, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 71%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 61.5%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.63, 48.03, 18.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.63, 51.33, 20.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.1% 0.1435 0.0442) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.1% 0.15 17.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5461, 9.8812, 5.5925) |
| Luminance | 0.0988 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.20
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.40
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.62
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.42
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.57
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A12E3E #2EA191
analogous
#A12E77 #A12E3E #A1572E
triadic
#A12E3E #3EA12E #2E3EA1
tetradic
#A12E3E #77A12E #2EA191 #572EA1
square
#A12E3E #77A12E #2EA191 #572EA1
split-complementary
#A12E3E #2EA157 #2E77A1
monochromatic
#421319 #71202C #A12E3E #C94356 #D77380
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.06
#A12E3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.98
#A12E3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A12E3E
7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A12E3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A12E3E | 1.00 | 7.06 | 2.98 | 7.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C493E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A613B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B00F35
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a12e3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 46, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.150 17.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c36f73',
500: '#a12e3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a12e3e; $custom-light: #c36f73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a12e3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 46,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.652,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48103,
"c": 0.15012,
"h": 17.1
},
"luminance": 0.09879
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A12E3E
secondary
#6CBEB3
accent
#DFCA49
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F9EDEC
border
#D2C8C7
text
#140808
muted
#827B7B