#A22E3E#A22E3E
#A22E3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.151 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A22E3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 46, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 61.7%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.82, 48.35, 18.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.82, 51.73, 20.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.28% 0.1444 0.0448) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.28% 0.151 17.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7485, 9.9856, 5.6020) |
| Luminance | 0.0998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.15
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.23
Cranberry
#9E003A
ΔE00 5.74
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 6.31
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 6.61
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A22E3E #2EA292
analogous
#A22E78 #A22E3E #A2582E
triadic
#A22E3E #3EA22E #2E3EA2
tetradic
#A22E3E #78A22E #2EA292 #582EA2
square
#A22E3E #78A22E #2EA292 #582EA2
split-complementary
#A22E3E #2EA258 #2E78A2
monochromatic
#43131A #72202C #A22E3E #CA4356 #D77381
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#A22E3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
3.00
#A22E3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A22E3E
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A22E3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A22E3E | 1.00 | 7.01 | 3.00 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4A3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A623B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B20E35
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a22e3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 46, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.151 17.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c46f73',
500: '#a22e3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a22e3e; $custom-light: #c46f73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a22e3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 46,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.724,
"s": 55.769,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48277,
"c": 0.15117,
"h": 17.2
},
"luminance": 0.09983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A22E3E
secondary
#6DBFB4
accent
#DFCA49
background
#FCF7F6
surface
#F9EDEC
border
#D2C8C7
text
#140808
muted
#827B7B