#A22A32#A22A32

#A22A32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.156 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A22A32
RGB	rgb(162, 42, 50)
HSL	hsl(356, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(356, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 69.1%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.06, 49.12, 24.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.06, 55.10, 26.94°)
OKLab	oklab(47.65% 0.1444 0.0583)
OKLCH	oklch(47.65% 0.156 22)
XYZ	xyz(16.3058, 9.5700, 4.0056)
Luminance	0.0957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A22A32 #2AA29A

analogous

#A22A6E #A22A32 #A25E2A

triadic

#A22A32 #32A22A #2A32A2

tetradic

#A22A32 #6EA22A #2AA29A #5E2AA2

square

#A22A32 #6EA22A #2AA29A #5E2AA2

split-complementary

#A22A32 #2AA25E #2A6EA2

monochromatic

#411114 #711D23 #A22A32 #CD3D46 #D96D74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#A22A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#A22A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A22A32

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A22A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A22A32	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4731

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A612E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B2002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a22a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 42, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.156 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56d6a',
    500: '#a22a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a22a32;
$custom-light: #c56d6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a22a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 162,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47645,
    "c": 0.1557,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.09568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A22A32

secondary

#68C0BA

accent

#E2D846

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A22A32

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →