#A22D42#A22D42
#A22D42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.152 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A22D42 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 45, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 59.3%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.76, 49.01, 15.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.76, 51.49, 17.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.26% 0.1472 0.039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.26% 0.152 14.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8237, 9.9539, 6.1886) |
| Luminance | 0.0995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.19
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 4.91
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.33
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.40
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.56
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A22D42 #2DA28D
analogous
#A22D7C #A22D42 #A2522D
triadic
#A22D42 #42A22D #2D42A2
tetradic
#A22D42 #7CA22D #2DA28D #522DA2
square
#A22D42 #7CA22D #2DA28D #522DA2
split-complementary
#A22D42 #2DA252 #2D7CA2
monochromatic
#42121B #72202E #A22D42 #CA425A #D87284
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.02
#A22D42 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#A22D42 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A22D42
7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A22D42 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A22D42 | 1.00 | 7.02 | 2.99 | 7.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C4942
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A623F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B10D36
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a22d42; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 45, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.152 14.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46f76',
500: '#a22d42',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a22d42; $custom-light: #c46f76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a22d42",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 45,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.231,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48262,
"c": 0.15231,
"h": 14.8
},
"luminance": 0.09952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A22D42
secondary
#6CBFB0
accent
#E0C548
background
#FCF7F7
surface
#F9EDED
border
#D2C8C8
text
#140808
muted
#827B7B