#A22B2A#A22B2A
#A22B2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.156 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A22B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 43, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 74.1%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.08, 48.36, 29.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.08, 56.84, 31.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.62% 0.1402 0.0676) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.62% 0.156 25.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1839, 9.5788, 3.1868) |
| Luminance | 0.0958 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.57
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.58
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.69
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.69
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.70
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A22B2A #2AA1A2
analogous
#A22A65 #A22B2A #A2672A
triadic
#A22B2A #2AA22B #2B2AA2
tetradic
#A22B2A #65A22A #2AA1A2 #672AA2
square
#A22B2A #65A22A #2AA1A2 #672AA2
split-complementary
#A22B2A #2AA267 #2A65A2
monochromatic
#411111 #711E1D #A22B2A #CD3E3D #D96E6D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.20
#A22B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.92
#A22B2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A22B2A
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A22B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A22B2A | 1.00 | 7.20 | 2.92 | 7.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4729
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6126
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a22b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 43, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.156 25.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c66d64',
500: '#a22b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a22b2a; $custom-light: #c66d64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a22b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 43,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.5,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47619,
"c": 0.15565,
"h": 25.7
},
"luminance": 0.09576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A22B2A
secondary
#68BFC0
accent
#E1E246
background
#FDF6F5
surface
#FAECEA
border
#D3C7C6
text
#140805
muted
#837B79