#A2273C#A2273C
#A2273C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.158 H 16.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A2273C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 39, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 61%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 76%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.9%, 63%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.86, 50.77, 18.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.86, 54.00, 19.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.55% 0.1518 0.0446) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.55% 0.158 16.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4431, 9.4611, 5.2344) |
| Luminance | 0.0946 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.26
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.65
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.00
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.91
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.24
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A2273C #27A28D
analogous
#A2277A #A2273C #A25027
triadic
#A2273C #3CA227 #273CA2
tetradic
#A2273C #7AA227 #27A28D #5027A2
square
#A2273C #7AA227 #27A28D #5027A2
split-complementary
#A2273C #27A250 #277AA2
monochromatic
#3F0F17 #711B2A #A2273C #CF3751 #DB697C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.26
#A2273C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.89
#A2273C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A2273C
7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A2273C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A2273C | 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)
#49463C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#696039
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B20030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a2273c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 39, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.158 16.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46c71',
500: '#a2273c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a2273c; $custom-light: #c46c71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a2273c",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 39,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.756,
"s": 61.194,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47552,
"c": 0.15819,
"h": 16.4
},
"luminance": 0.09459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A2273C
secondary
#64C1B1
accent
#E4C943
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEC
border
#D3C7C7
text
#140707
muted
#837A7A