#A22E2A#A22E2A
#A22E2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.153 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A22E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 46, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 74.1%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.49, 47.21, 30.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.49, 56.13, 32.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.93% 0.1366 0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.93% 0.153 26.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2970, 9.8050, 3.2245) |
| Luminance | 0.0980 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 0.92
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.38
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.01
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.01
Carmine
#9D0216
ΔE00 5.02
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A22E2A #2A9EA2
analogous
#A22A62 #A22E2A #A26A2A
triadic
#A22E2A #2AA22E #2E2AA2
tetradic
#A22E2A #62A22A #2A9EA2 #6A2AA2
square
#A22E2A #62A22A #2A9EA2 #6A2AA2
split-complementary
#A22E2A #2AA26A #2A62A2
monochromatic
#411211 #71201D #A22E2A #CD413D #D9716D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.09
#A22E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.96
#A22E2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A22E2A
7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A22E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A22E2A | 1.00 | 7.09 | 2.96 | 7.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4828
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6C6126
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2022E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a22e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 46, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.153 26.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c56f64',
500: '#a22e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a22e2a; $custom-light: #c56f64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a22e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 46,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2,
"s": 58.824,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47929,
"c": 0.15287,
"h": 26.7
},
"luminance": 0.09803
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A22E2A
secondary
#68BDC0
accent
#DDE246
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FAEDEB
border
#D3C8C6
text
#140805
muted
#837B7A