#A42443#A42443

#A42443 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.163 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A42443
RGB	rgb(164, 36, 67)
HSL	hsl(345, 64%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(345, 78%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78%, 59.1%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.04, 52.83, 14.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.04, 54.72, 15.10°)
OKLab	oklab(47.81% 0.1594 0.0354)
OKLCH	oklch(47.81% 0.163 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.9555, 9.5620, 6.2619)
Luminance	0.0956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A42443 #24A485

analogous

#A42483 #A42443 #A44524

triadic

#A42443 #43A424 #2443A4

tetradic

#A42443 #83A424 #24A485 #4524A4

square

#A42443 #83A424 #24A485 #4524A4

split-complementary

#A42443 #24A445 #2483A4

monochromatic

#400E1A #72192E #A42443 #D2335A #DD6582

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#A42443 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#A42443 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A42443

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A42443	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A42443	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474643

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#686140

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B40031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a42443;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 36, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.163 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c66b76',
    500: '#a42443',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a42443;
$custom-light: #c66b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a42443",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 164,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.469,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47809,
    "c": 0.1633,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A42443

secondary

#61C3AB

accent

#E7BF41

background

#FDF6F7

surface

#FAECED

border

#D3C7C8

text

#140708

muted

#837A7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #A42443

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

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