#A42256#A42256

#A42256 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.169 H 2.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42256
RGB	rgb(164, 34, 86)
HSL	hsl(336, 66%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(336, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 47.6%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.32, 54.97, 2.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.32, 55.02, 2.55°)
OKLab	oklab(48.17% 0.1687 0.0069)
OKLCH	oklch(48.17% 0.169 2.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.5631, 9.7109, 9.7518)
Luminance	0.0971 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42256 #22A470

analogous

#A42297 #A42256 #A42F22

triadic

#A42256 #56A422 #2256A4

tetradic

#A42256 #97A422 #22A470 #2F22A4

square

#A42256 #97A422 #22A470 #2F22A4

split-complementary

#A42256 #22A42F #2297A4

monochromatic

#3F0D21 #71173B #A42256 #D42F71 #DE6294

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#A42256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#A42256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42256

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42256	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#424857

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656153

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B30039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 34, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.169 2.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c56b85',
    500: '#a42256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42256;
$custom-light: #c56b85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 336,
    "s": 65.657,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4817,
    "c": 0.16879,
    "h": 2.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09708
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42256

secondary

#5EC49B

accent

#E9A53F

background

#FCF6F8

surface

#F9ECEF

border

#D2C7CA

text

#14070B

muted

#827A7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42256

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

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