#A22B2C#A22B2C
#A22B2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.155 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A22B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 43, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 58%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.5%, 72.8%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.10, 48.45, 28.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.10, 56.31, 30.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.65% 0.1409 0.0655) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.65% 0.155 24.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2206, 9.5934, 3.3800) |
| Luminance | 0.0959 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.87
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.98
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 4.96
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.27
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.28
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A22B2C #2BA2A1
analogous
#A22B67 #A22B2C #A2662B
triadic
#A22B2C #2CA22B #2B2CA2
tetradic
#A22B2C #67A22B #2BA2A1 #662BA2
square
#A22B2C #67A22B #2BA2A1 #662BA2
split-complementary
#A22B2C #2BA266 #2B67A2
monochromatic
#411112 #721E1F #A22B2C #CC3E40 #D96F70
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.20
#A22B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.92
#A22B2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A22B2C
7.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A22B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A22B2C | 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)
#4E472B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6B6128
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2002D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a22b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 43, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.155 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c56d65',
500: '#a22b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a22b2c; $custom-light: #c56d65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a22b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 43,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.496,
"s": 58.049,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47648,
"c": 0.15539,
"h": 24.9
},
"luminance": 0.09591
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A22B2C
secondary
#69C0BF
accent
#E1E047
background
#FDF6F6
surface
#FAECEB
border
#D3C7C6
text
#140805
muted
#837B7A