#A42135#A42135

#A42135 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.165 H 18.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42135
RGB	rgb(164, 33, 53)
HSL	hsl(351, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(351, 80%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 67.7%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.44, 52.87, 22.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.44, 57.42, 22.96°)
OKLab	oklab(47.27% 0.1568 0.0529)
OKLCH	oklch(47.27% 0.165 18.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.4981, 9.2398, 4.2822)
Luminance	0.0924 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42135 #21A490

analogous

#A42176 #A42135 #A44E21

triadic

#A42135 #35A421 #2135A4

tetradic

#A42135 #76A421 #21A490 #4E21A4

square

#A42135 #76A421 #21A490 #4E21A4

split-complementary

#A42135 #21A44E #2176A4

monochromatic

#3E0C14 #711725 #A42135 #D52D47 #DF6074

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#A42135 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#A42135 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42135

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42135	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42135	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484435

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696031

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B4002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42135;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 33, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.165 18.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c76a6c',
    500: '#a42135',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42135;
$custom-light: #c76a6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42135",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.84,
    "s": 66.497,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47273,
    "c": 0.16544,
    "h": 18.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09237
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42135

secondary

#5DC4B4

accent

#E9CF3E

background

#FDF6F6

surface

#FAECEB

border

#D3C7C6

text

#140706

muted

#837A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42135

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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