#A42326#A42326

#A42326 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.165 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42326
RGB	rgb(164, 35, 38)
HSL	hsl(359, 65%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(359, 79%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 76.8%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.44, 51.56, 31.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.44, 60.50, 31.55°)
OKLab	oklab(47.2% 0.1492 0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(47.2% 0.165 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.2627, 9.2371, 2.7600)
Luminance	0.0924 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42326 #23A4A1

analogous

#A42367 #A42326 #A46123

triadic

#A42326 #26A423 #2326A4

tetradic

#A42326 #67A423 #23A4A1 #6123A4

square

#A42326 #67A423 #23A4A1 #6123A4

split-complementary

#A42326 #23A461 #2367A4

monochromatic

#3F0D0F #72181A #A42326 #D33135 #DE6466

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#A42326 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#A42326 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42326

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42326	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42326	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)

#4B4425

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6021

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B50026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42326;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 35, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.165 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c86a61',
    500: '#a42326',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42326;
$custom-light: #c86a61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42326",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.605,
    "s": 64.824,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47199,
    "c": 0.16495,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42326

secondary

#60C3C1

accent

#E8E440

background

#FDF6F5

surface

#FAECE9

border

#D3C7C5

text

#150705

muted

#837A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42326

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

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